yum: failed dependency for installed perl module
 

CentOS 6.0 x86_64
yum.noarch 3.2.27-14.el6.centos
perl.x86_64 4:5.10.1-115.el6

When I try to install logwatch via yum, I get:

But when I check for the module...

I removed the module and reinstalled it, but still get the failed dependency. This server also runs cpanel, which agrees that the module is installed.

I have the logwatch rpm and don't anticipate a problem using it if I install without a dependency check, but I'd rather figure out dependency issue.

Well, you could try :

# yum install perl-Date-Manip
Or # yum reinstall perl-Date-Manip


Manual reinstall :
# rpm -Uvh --force perl-Date-Manip-5.54-4.el6.noarch.rpm
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/6.0/...el6.noarch.rpm

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Thank you for the response.

I uninstalled Date::Manip, then installed it using yum, which allowed me to install logwatch. In the end, however, I undid all that, reinstalled Data::Manip using cpanm, and installed the logwatch rpm using --nodeps. For this server I think it's better for cpanel know what's installed than yum.

So cpan and yum do not share registry information?

Yum / rpm will check for installed files / packages
in the "rpm data base" ( /var/lib/rpm/*** ).

Manually installed files, like 'cpan install's : No data base for those.

Thanks. What made me believe otherwise is, when I was researching the problem, installing the module via cpan is how some others claimed to have solved it.

Well, you can install the package with yum.
Then no dependency issues with the package.

And afterwards do a manual install :
cd Date-Manip-6.25/ && perl Makefile.PL && make ; # make install
http://search.cpan.org/~sbeck/Date-M...Date/Manip.pod

( Cpan might say : Is up to date, if you install a second time with cpan.)

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