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Yum conflicts for 32 and 64 bit versions of a package

I'm trying to run Skype, which is 32 bit, on my 64 bit Fedora system where it came preinstalled. I try to run it and get "bash: /usr/bin/skype: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory". So I look into it and realize I need to install some 32 bit dependencies, and end up getting the following error when I run "sudo yum install alsa-lib.i686 libXv.i686 libXScrnSaver.i686 qt.i686 qt-x11.i686":

Code:

Error: Package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686 (fedora)

          Requires: glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17

          Installed: glibc-common-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)

              glibc-common = 2.15-37.fc17

          Available: glibc-common-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64 (fedora)

              glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17

I don't know much about what's going on here, but it looks like it won't let me install the 32 bit version of glibc-common, which is needed by Skype, because the 64 bit version already exists. So that confuses me, any ideas how I could solve this issue? Thanks.

it's not that it's already installed, more likely that it's a different version. I would downgrade that package back to the -35 version - why did you enable updates-testing? - and then the i686 package should also install fine.

The is no glibc-common.i686 for the 64bits OS.

Suggest : # yum install glibc.i686

... And then reboot, to make sure that everything is in place.

Considerations :
It can be an OS error / package error, that it asks for glibc-common.
Fedora 17 is not yet quite up to release standard.
EDIT : Beaten by acid_kewpie : The testing repo is a No No.

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I'm not sure how updates-testing was enabled, as I didn't do it manually. I just installed this OS, maybe it was part of the installation as this is a beta. So I tried downgrading both glibc and glibc-common, and got the following:

Code:

$ sudo yum downgrade glibc-common

Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit

Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.15-35.fc17 will be a downgrade

--> Processing Dependency: glibc = 2.15-35.fc17 for package: glibc-common-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64

---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.15-37.fc17 will be erased

--> Running transaction check

---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.15-35.fc17 will be installed

--> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so(NSSRAWHASH_3.12.3) for package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686

--> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so for package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686

---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.15-37.fc17 will be erased

--> Running transaction check

---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.15-37.fc17 will be erased

---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.13.4-2.fc17 will be installed

--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Error: Package: glibc-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)

          Requires: glibc-common = 2.15-37.fc17

          Removing: glibc-common-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)

              glibc-common = 2.15-37.fc17

          Downgraded By: glibc-common-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64 (fedora)

              glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17

 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem

 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Code:

$ sudo yum downgrade glibc

Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit



Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.15-35.fc17 will be a downgrade

--> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17 for package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64

---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.15-37.fc17 will be erased

--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Error: Package: glibc-common-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)

          Requires: glibc = 2.15-37.fc17

          Removing: glibc-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)

              glibc = 2.15-37.fc17

          Downgraded By: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64 (fedora)

              glibc = 2.15-35.fc17

Error: Package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64 (fedora)

          Requires: glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17

          Installed: glibc-common-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)

              glibc-common = 2.15-37.fc17

          Available: glibc-common-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64 (fedora)

              glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17

 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem

 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

I also tried "yum install glibc.i686" and got the following:

Code:

$ sudo yum install glibc.i686

Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit

Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.15-35.fc17 will be installed

--> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17 for package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686

--> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so(NSSRAWHASH_3.12.3) for package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686

--> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so for package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686

--> Running transaction check

---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.15-35.fc17 will be installed

--> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17 for package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686

---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.13.4-2.fc17 will be installed

--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Error: Package: glibc-2.15-35.fc17.i686 (fedora)

          Requires: glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17

          Installed: glibc-common-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)

              glibc-common = 2.15-37.fc17

          Available: glibc-common-2.15-35.fc17.x86_64 (fedora)

              glibc-common = 2.15-35.fc17

 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem

 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Any other things I could try?

Quote:

Installed: glibc-common-2.15-37.fc17.x86_64 (@updates-testing)
...
Any other things I could try ?

Yes. Disable the "updates-testing.repo" !

When I check the /etc/yum.repos.d/fedora-updates-testing.repo file, under "[updates-testing]" enabled is set to 0, so it is already disabled. It was never explicitly enabled with a "--enablerepo=updates-testing", which is why I'm confused how it happened as I just installed the OS. Any way to get rid of the mess that updates-testing has done here?

you're nearly there... put the glibc AND glibc-common packages on the SAME yum command. you can see they depend on each other, so do them together

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you're nearly there... put the glibc AND glibc-common packages on the SAME yum command. you can see they depend on each other, so do them together

That allowed me to downgrade, thanks. Now when I run the original yum command to install Skype's dependencies, I get the following output near the end of it:

Code:

Error: Protected multilib versions: libstdc++-4.7.0-4.fc17.i686 != libstdc++-4.7.0-5.fc17.x86_64

Error: Protected multilib versions: libpciaccess-0.13-2.fc17.i686 != libpciaccess-0.13.1-1.fc17.x86_64

Error: Protected multilib versions: libgcc-4.7.0-4.fc17.i686 != libgcc-4.7.0-5.fc17.x86_64

Error: Protected multilib versions: libxcb-1.8-2.fc17.i686 != libxcb-1.8.1-1.fc17.x86_64

Error: Protected multilib versions: libdrm-2.4.33-1.fc17.i686 != libdrm-2.4.33-3.fc17.x86_64

Error: Protected multilib versions: mesa-libGL-8.0.2-2.fc17.i686 != mesa-libGL-8.0.2-7.fc17.x86_64

Error: Protected multilib versions: mesa-libglapi-8.0.2-2.fc17.i686 != mesa-libglapi-8.0.2-7.fc17.x86_64

Error: Protected multilib versions: krb5-libs-1.10-5.fc17.i686 != krb5-libs-1.10-6.fc17.x86_64

Should I do the same downgrade command for all of the above? So that for example with libstdc++ being 4.7.0.4 vs 4.7.0.5, they'll both be 4.7.0.4 but one will be i686 and the other x86_64? Thanks.

well those appear to be from updates-testing again. so *I* would suggest downgrading again. this guy enabled testing on the other side of the fence though - http://www.leenukes.co.uk/?p=455