yum problem

rushenas · 06-24-2011, 02:15 AM

Hi everybody
I have added epel repository for yum, so I can access to maatkit (a MySQL command line tool). But whenever I run yum, I receive this error:

# yum install maatkit

Code:

Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package maatkit.noarch 0:7332-2.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Term::ReadKey) >= 2.10 for package: maatkit
--> Processing Dependency: perl(DBD::mysql) >= 1.0 for package: maatkit
--> Running transaction check
---> Package maatkit.noarch 0:7332-2.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: perl(DBD::mysql) >= 1.0 for package: maatkit
---> Package perl-TermReadKey.i386 0:2.30-4.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
maatkit-7332-2.el5.noarch from epel has depsolving problems
  --> Missing Dependency: perl(DBD::mysql) >= 1.0 is needed by package maatkit-7332-2.el5.noarch (epel)
Error: Missing Dependency: perl(DBD::mysql) >= 1.0 is needed by package maatkit-7332-2.el5.noarch (epel)
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: package-cleanup --problems
                        package-cleanup --dupes
                        rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
The program package-cleanup is found in the yum-utils package.

My distro is Redhat enterprise server 5, 32 bit. What is the problem? How can I have my desired app?
Cheers!

acid_kewpie · 06-24-2011, 02:34 AM

use http://repoforge.org/ as well. it's all in there.

colucix · 06-24-2011, 02:38 AM

The problem is that the required dependencies are provided by Red Hat Network manager, but the system is not registered so that you cannot access the official Red Hat repositories. If you have a valid subscription, you can register the system on your RHN online account. Otherwise, you might install another distro like CentOS or Scientific Linux, that are clones of RH but don't require registration.

Edit: I didn't know RPMforge provides the perl/database packages. Thanks Chris.

acid_kewpie · 06-24-2011, 03:19 AM

Actually it's not available in the RHN repos at all. On our Satellite system I have had to add our own channels sourced from our own repos which are mainly made of resigned repoforge packages and a scattering of EPEL.

In general though, not being RHN registered is putting you onto a downer.