Description of problem: Package Managements: Unable to add software/packages after system is up2dated Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Redhat Linux 8.0 with few items NOT installed, such as the gcc compiler 2. Run up2date and update to current packages. 3. Go back and try to add gcc compiler (Click on Red Hat -> System Settings -> Packages) Actual results: Package Managements will fail with such messages as "failed.... dependent packages are ... pam-0.75-10 is required. (Sorry, I reload my system so I don't have the actual message). I did a "rpm -qa|grep" and notice that the package(s) were updated to newer version (such as pam-0.75-16). This is true for any other UNINSTALLED packages prior to running up2date. Expected results: Packages to be added regardless of what version of the dependent packages to be. Additional info:
I have the same problem. I have installed the last pam package for update my system for fix the security problem with samba. Actually I can't remove the pam package (pam-0.75-46.8.0.src.rpm) that I have installed. Do you know how I could do this?
I have a similar problem with RH 9. I did a selective installation and later needed the gcc compiler. I tried to use the Package Management utility provided with RedHat on the Gnome desktop to add the development packages and it gave me an error 'unlocatable packages'. I queried the packages listed by the package management app and they were already installed. The packages that I had installed were newer than the ones requested. I noticed that the up2date application updated the files earlier to a newer version. From what I have seen it appears that the Package Management app is useless once the up2date app has updated files that are required by the packages on the CD. I suggest that either the packages support newer dependices or that the Package Management app supply a --nodependency function to force an installation.
This has nothing to do with pam.