Yum update fails due to file conflict
 

I was doing a yum -y update to a remote server using vnc as I always do and for some reason I lost connection with 'connection was reset by host' I was half way through a 60 package update session.

Now if I run yum -y update I get 28 packages to be updated. During the transaction check I get 28 errors.... file "/this file ver .fc8.i386" from install conflicts with "/this file ver .fc8.x86_64"

I am running x86_64 OS so it looks like yum has downloaded and tried to install i386 system files. I have tried "yum clean all" and then "yum -y update" only to get the same issue

What do I do now to correct this issue.

Thanks in advance.

Here is some of the yum output.

[root@dilon ~]# yum -y update
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gnome-keyring.i386 0:2.20.3-1.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package gnome-system-monitor.x86_64 0:2.20.2-1.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package yelp.x86_64 0:2.20.0-7.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package openldap.i386 0:2.3.39-3.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package xorg-x11-drv-nouveau.x86_64 0:2.1.6-1.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package krb5-libs.i386 0:1.6.2-11.fc8 set to be updated



--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Updating:
control-center x86_64 1:2.20.3-2.fc8 updates 2.9 M
control-center i386 1:2.20.3-2.fc8 updates 2.9 M
e2fsprogs-libs i386 1.40.4-1.fc8 updates 138 k
ekiga x86_64 2.0.11-2.fc8 updates 6.6 M
evolution-data-server x86_64 1.12.3-2.fc8 updates 3.7 M
evolution-data-server i386 1.12.3-2.fc8 updates 3.7 M
firefox i386 2.0.0.12-1.fc8 updates 21 M


Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 0 Package(s)
Update 35 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 106 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/35): ekiga-2.0.11-2.fc 100% |=========================| 6.6 MB 00:04
(2/35): gnome-panel-2.20. 100% |=========================| 3.5 MB 00:02
(3/35): control-center-2. 100% |=========================| 2.9 MB 00:01
(4/35): evolution-data-se 100% |=========================| 3.7 MB 00:02
(5/35): gnome-session-2.2 100% |=========================| 505 kB 00:00
(6/35): gucharmap-1.10.2- 100% |=========================| 2.6 MB 00:01
(7/35): gnome-keyring-pam 100% |=========================| 21 kB 00:00
(8/35): gstreamer-plugins 100% |=========================| 879 kB 00:00
(9/35): libwnck-2.20.3-1. 100% |=========================| 323 kB 00:00
(10/35): e2fsprogs-libs-1 100% |=========================| 138 kB 00:00
(11/35): gnome-panel-2.20 100% |=========================| 3.4 MB 00:02
(12/35): evolution-data-s 100% |=========================| 3.7 MB 00:02
(13/35): control-center-2 100% |=========================| 2.9 MB 00:02
(14/35): libbonobo-2.20.3 100% |=========================| 469 kB 00:00
(15/35): libwnck-2.20.3-1 100% |=========================| 322 kB 00:00
(16/35): mesa-libGL-7.0.2 100% |=========================| 11 MB 00:06
(17/35): orca-2.20.3-1.fc 100% |=========================| 1.6 MB 00:01
(18/35): glib2-2.14.6-1.f 100% |=========================| 849 kB 00:00
(19/35): gnome-desktop-2. 100% |=========================| 952 kB 00:00
(20/35): gnome-menus-2.20 100% |=========================| 202 kB 00:00
(21/35): rhythmbox-0.11.3 100% |=========================| 5.0 MB 00:03
(22/35): libgtop2-2.20.1- 100% |=========================| 115 kB 00:00
(23/35): firefox-2.0.0.12 100% |=========================| 21 MB 00:12

Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test


Transaction Check Error:
file /usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-keyring.mo from install of gnome-keyring-2.20.3-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package gnome-keyring-2.20.2-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-keyring.mo from install of gnome-keyring-2.20.3-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package gnome-keyring-2.20.2-1.fc8.x86_64
file /etc/gconf/schemas/metacity.schemas from install of metacity-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package metacity-2.20.1-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/metacity.mo from install of metacity-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package metacity-2.20.1-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/metacity.mo from install of metacity-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package metacity-2.20.1-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/metacity.mo from install of metacity-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package metacity-2.20.1-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/metacity.mo from install of metacity-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package metacity-2.20.1-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Accessibility.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.3-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package gnome-menus-2.20.2-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Accessories.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.3-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package gnome-menus-2.20.2-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Applications.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.3-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package gnome-menus-2.20.2-1.fc8.x86_64
file /usr/share/desktop-directories/Development.directory from install of gnome-menus-2.20.3-1.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package gnome-menus-2.20.2-1.fc8.x86_64


Error Summary
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Try the following;

rpm -e gnome-menus-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 metacity-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 gnome-keyring-2.20.2-1.fc8.i386 --test

If you get no errors then remove the test switch at the edn and really remove the three 32-bit packages. If you do get dependencies errors then carefully add them to the command above until the dependency issues re resolved.

This issue is fairly common with 64-bit installations, a lot of extra 32-bit packages are installed by default when they are not truly needed. Some are depending on what 32-bit packages are installed and used, this conflict issue gives you the opportunity to start removing undesired/unwanted/unnecessary 32-bit packages. But be very care when doing this as to not break your system, notice the packages to be removed are exactly named right down to the arch version.