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Old 07-10-2009, 09:04 PM   #1
criacuervo
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why my yum is not working?


i dont know why my this is happening!

[criacuervo@millord ~]$ su
Password:
[root@millord criacuervo]#
[root@millord criacuervo]# yum -y install amsn amsn-plugins
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Existing lock /var/run/yum.pid: another copy is running as pid 3348.
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 44:53 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 44:55 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 44:57 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 44:59 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 45:01 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 45:03 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 45:05 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 45:07 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348
Another app is currently holding the yum lock; waiting for it to exit...
The other application is: PackageKit
Memory : 15 M RSS ( 26 MB VSZ)
Started: Fri Jul 10 16:17:32 2009 - 45:09 ago
State : Sleeping, pid: 3348...........

and that is with all i try to download.
give me a hand!
 
Old 07-11-2009, 01:05 AM   #2
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Well quite clearly says that PackageKit is running a yum session at that time. So use that PackageKit instance, or stop it.
 
  


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