Issue with package install on RHEL 6.5

kryptonyte · 09-17-2014, 10:41 AM

Hi, relative Linux noob here so please be nice

I am running a fully patched version of RHEL 6.5 in the office. I've been tasked with installing "SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1". When following through their guide, it states prior to its installer running, it requires some packages installed for compatibility, namely: libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686

So I ran the following:

Code:

[root@boserver /]# yum install libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686 -y
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Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libX11.i686 0:1.3-2.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libX11-common = 1.3-2.el6 for package: libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: libX11-1.3-2.el6.i686 (rhel-6-server-rpms)
           Requires: libX11-common = 1.3-2.el6
           Installed: libX11-common-1.5.0-4.el6.noarch (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201311111358.x86_64/6.5)
               libX11-common = 1.5.0-4.el6
           Available: libX11-common-1.3-2.el6.noarch (rhel-6-server-rpms)
               libX11-common = 1.3-2.el6
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Now in my very limited knowledge it looks like I have a newer version of libX11-common installed than the installer requires? I'm guessing as its part of the X11 files, a downgrade is not a trivial task and hence pretty much out of the question?

Trawling the SAP Knowledgebase, it states, if the above version is not installed, their installer bombs out due to, "Missing shared library libX11.so.6"

Can some kind soul provide me any options or advice?

Many thanks!

knudfl · 09-17-2014, 12:01 PM

May be the "SAP Knowledgebase" / "the guide" was made for RHEL 6.0, year 2011 ?
At that time, the libX11 package version was 1.3-2 .
http://vault.centos.org/6.0/os/i386/Packages/

Have you tried installing "SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1" ?
Else please give it a try.

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GaWdLy · 09-17-2014, 10:36 PM

You already have a later version of libX11 installed. Either try to install SAP, engage SAP support with questions, or find a more up-to-date doc.