Perl update dependency problems with yum fedora core 16

schopel · 02-01-2012, 11:19 AM

For some time now have had yum dependency problems on fc16 with perl updates. Every time I update the system I have to use --skip-broken inorder to run the rest of the yum updates. After many serches have no idea how to correct this.

kbp · 02-02-2012, 03:48 PM

Sounds like you may have installed something from the 'testing' repo at some point, if you can determine the package/s and roll it/them back to the base versions you should be ok.

schopel · 02-03-2012, 06:01 AM

I looked at my yum.repos.d and found mirrors-rpmforge-testing. I have commented this out but from what I gather the damage has already been done. I have no clue how to roll the files in question back to the base versions.

perl-Module-Pluggable.noarch 1:3.90-193.fc16
perl-Pod-Escapes.noarch 1:1.04-193.fc16

schopel · 02-03-2012, 06:03 AM

I checked my yum.repos.d and did have the mirrors-rpmforge-testing repo in there. I have edited it out now but from what I gather the damage has already been done. I have no clue how to bring the files in question back to the base versions other that reinstalling the system.

Thanks for the reply kbp!

kbp · 02-03-2012, 06:48 AM

If the testing repo is removed/disabled, try 'yum clean all' then 'yum downgrade <packagename>', I haven't had to use this myself so no promises.