yum update issue - broken packages??
 

Hi Guys,

I had to shutdown my machine while a yum update was in progress. Once I restarted I got the following error.

[root@Avatar ~]# yum -y update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, refresh-packagekit
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
fedora/metalink | 12 kB 00:00
updates/metalink | 9.6 kB 00:00
* fedora: www.ftp.ne.jp
* rpmfusion-free: rpmfusion.idrepo.or.id
* rpmfusion-free-updates: rpmfusion.idrepo.or.id
* rpmfusion-nonfree: rpmfusion.idrepo.or.id
* rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: rpmfusion.idrepo.or.id
* updates: www.ftp.ne.jp
adobe-linux-i386 | 951 B 00:00
rpmfusion-free | 2.8 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree | 2.8 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates | 3.3 kB 00:00
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libunrar.i686 0:3.9.10-3.fc13 set to be updated
---> Package lohit-oriya-fonts.noarch 0:2.4.3-5.fc13 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13 for package: 1:perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-116.fc13.i686
--> Processing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13 for package: 4:perl-libs-5.10.1-116.fc13.i686
--> Processing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13 for package: 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.07-116.fc13.i686
--> Processing Dependency: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13 for package: 1:perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-116.fc13.i686
---> Package perl.i686 4:5.10.1-119.fc13 set to be updated
---> Package perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker.i686 0:6.55-119.fc13 set to be updated
---> Package perl-ExtUtils-ParseXS.i686 1:2.20-119.fc13 set to be updated
---> Package perl-Test-Harness.i686 0:3.17-119.fc13 set to be updated
---> Package perl-devel.i686 4:5.10.1-119.fc13 set to be updated
---> Package perl-suidperl.i686 4:5.10.1-119.fc13 set to be updated
---> Package unrar.i686 0:3.9.10-3.fc13 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: 1:perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
Requires: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Removing: 4:perl-5.10.1-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Updated By: 4:perl-5.10.1-119.fc13.i686 (updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-119.fc13
Available: 4:perl-5.10.1-112.fc13.i686 (fedora)
perl = 4:5.10.1-112.fc13
Error: Package: 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.07-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
Requires: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Removing: 4:perl-5.10.1-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Updated By: 4:perl-5.10.1-119.fc13.i686 (updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-119.fc13
Available: 4:perl-5.10.1-112.fc13.i686 (fedora)
perl = 4:5.10.1-112.fc13
Error: Package: 1:perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
Requires: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Removing: 4:perl-5.10.1-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Updated By: 4:perl-5.10.1-119.fc13.i686 (updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-119.fc13
Available: 4:perl-5.10.1-112.fc13.i686 (fedora)
perl = 4:5.10.1-112.fc13
Error: Package: 4:perl-libs-5.10.1-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
Requires: perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Removing: 4:perl-5.10.1-116.fc13.i686 (@updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-116.fc13
Updated By: 4:perl-5.10.1-119.fc13.i686 (updates)
perl = 4:5.10.1-119.fc13
Available: 4:perl-5.10.1-112.fc13.i686 (fedora)
perl = 4:5.10.1-112.fc13
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
** Found 33 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
bzip2-libs-1.0.6-1.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with bzip2-libs-1.0.5-6.fc12.i686
1:cups-libs-1.4.4-10.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with 1:cups-libs-1.4.4-5.fc13.i686
fedora-release-notes-13.2-2.fc13.noarch is a duplicate with fedora-release-notes-13.2-1.fc13.noarch
foomatic-db-filesystem-4.0-20.20100819.fc13.noarch is a duplicate with foomatic-db-filesystem-4.0-17.20100204.fc13.noarch
ghostscript-8.71-16.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with ghostscript-8.71-10.fc13.i686
glibc-2.12.1-2.i686 is a duplicate with glibc-2.12-3.i686
glibc-common-2.12.1-2.i686 is a duplicate with glibc-common-2.12-3.i686
gnome-doc-utils-stylesheets-0.20.1-2.fc13.noarch is a duplicate with gnome-doc-utils-stylesheets-0.20.1-1.fc13.noarch
gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-22.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-20.fc13.i686
ibus-libs-1.3.6-2.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with ibus-libs-1.3.6-1.fc13.i686
ibus-pinyin-db-open-phrase-1.3.11-1.fc13.noarch is a duplicate with ibus-pinyin-db-open-phrase-1.3.10-1.fc13.noarch
kernel-headers-2.6.34.7-56.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with kernel-headers-2.6.34.6-54.fc13.i686
krb5-libs-1.7.1-14.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with krb5-libs-1.7.1-13.fc13.i686
libudev-153-4.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with libudev-153-3.fc13.i686
nspr-4.8.6-1.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with nspr-4.8.4-2.fc13.i686
nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.7-6.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.6-3.fc13.i686
nss-util-3.12.7-2.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with nss-util-3.12.6-1.fc13.i686
oyranos-libs-0.1.10-1.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with oyranos-libs-0.1.9-4.fc12.i686
perf-2.6.34.7-56.fc13.noarch is a duplicate with perf-2.6.34.6-54.fc13.noarch
1:perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-119.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with 1:perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-116.fc13.i686
1:perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-119.fc13.i686 has missing requires of perl = ('4', '5.10.1', '119.fc13')
1:perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-119.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with 1:perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-116.fc13.i686
1:perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-119.fc13.i686 has missing requires of perl = ('4', '5.10.1', '119.fc13')
1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.07-119.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.07-116.fc13.i686
1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.07-119.fc13.i686 has missing requires of perl = ('4', '5.10.1', '119.fc13')
4:perl-libs-5.10.1-119.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with 4:perl-libs-5.10.1-116.fc13.i686
4:perl-libs-5.10.1-119.fc13.i686 has missing requires of perl = ('4', '5.10.1', '119.fc13')
policycoreutils-2.0.83-28.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with policycoreutils-2.0.83-20.fc13.i686
policycoreutils-python-2.0.83-28.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with policycoreutils-python-2.0.83-20.fc13.i686
shared-desktop-ontologies-0.5-1.fc13.noarch is a duplicate with shared-desktop-ontologies-0.4-1.fc13.noarch
system-config-language-1.3.5-1.fc13.noarch is a duplicate with system-config-language-1.3.4-6.fc13.noarch
udev-153-4.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with udev-153-3.fc13.i686
xorg-x11-server-common-1.8.2-4.fc13.i686 is a duplicate with xorg-x11-server-common-1.8.2-3.fc13.i686



Can anybody help me out in resolving this issue? I'm running fedora 13 on a ThinkPad T61.

Thanks in advance.

you will never do that again

if you are lucky - very lucky - cleaning the yum and rpm database MIGHT fix it
now at the end of the error ( you did not post that part ) there should be a massage about trying " skip broken" and a second command( i can not remember it at the moment ) unless you ALREADY have the yum utility tools installed ( not installed by default) you will not be able to use that second help option

Thanks for the tip John. But looks like I'm not that lucky after all.

Regarding the skip broken option you've mentioned, it actually comes at the middle of the output.

So, trying yum update --skip-broken skips the packages with dependency issues and updates the rest of the packages.

Isn't there any other way to fix these packages?