Err, it's not yum that is broken on RH9; I have used yum on RH9 for quite some time now. I believe the problem she is having is due to using a different python version... Is that correct, Barbara? If so, you may want to direct this to the yum mailing list as it isn't really related to Fedora Legacy. https://lists.linux.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum -Jeff On 9/14/04 12:45 PM, "S.Joseph" <joseph@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I use Apt on my RH9 , I'll try out Yum and let you know how my experience > with is goes. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Pennacchi" <b.pennacchi@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Fedora Legacy Project" <fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 3:21 PM > Subject: yum broken :p > > >> >> Hello, I wrote almost one month ago to seek help with yum broken by >> updating python. I tried some of the fixes suggested in the replies, but >> to no avail. Then I went into vacation. >> >> Now I'm back. I've read all the back issues of this ml (I receive it in >> the digest format), to see if somebody else had replied on this subject. >> But no one did. Obviously I was in such a hurry to close down the store >> that I forgot to tell those folks that "thankyouverymuch, but it was still >> broken" :) >> >> Alas, I still need to have yum working (so at least I could try upgrading >> from RH9 to FC2 to have a newer python version :-) >> >> To sum it up, both yums, when called upon, keep spitting this: >> >> (from the RH9, with yum 2.0.4-1 and python 2.2.2-26: the one where I tried >> forcing back the former versions then the rpm --rebuilddb -vv) >> >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/bin/yum", line 22, in ? >> import yummain >> File "yummain.py", line 21, in ? >> File "clientStuff.py", line 25, in ? >> File "pkgaction.py", line 25, in ? >> File "rpmUtils.py", line 9, in ? >> File "urlgrabber.py", line 21, in ? >> File "/usr/lib/python2.2/urllib2.py", line 101, in ? >> import ftplib >> File "/usr/lib/python2.2/ftplib.py", line 68, in ? >> all_errors = (Error, socket.error, IOError, EOFError) >> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'error' >> >> >> (from the RH8 upgraded to RH9, with yum 2.0.7-1 and python 2.2.3-26, where >> I simply removed yum, installed new yum and tried the rpm --rebuilddb -vv) >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/bin/yum", line 22, in ? >> import yummain >> File "/usr/share/yum/yummain.py", line 22, in ? >> import clientStuff >> File "/usr/share/yum/clientStuff.py", line 25, in ? >> import pkgaction >> File "/usr/share/yum/pkgaction.py", line 25, in ? >> import rpmUtils >> File "/usr/share/yum/rpmUtils.py", line 10, in ? >> from urlgrabber import URLGrabError >> File "/usr/share/yum/urlgrabber.py", line 21, in ? >> import urllib2 >> File "/usr/lib/python2.2/urllib2.py", line 101, in ? >> import ftplib >> File "/usr/lib/python2.2/ftplib.py", line 68, in ? >> all_errors = (Error, socket.error, IOError, EOFError) >> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'error' >> >> I tried removing yum with rpm -e and reinstalling, I tried forcing >> installation of the prior python version, I tried synching yum version >> with python version. I tried also the rpm --rebuilddb -vv. Nope. Yum is >> still spitting error messages. >> >> Anyone has ideas or pointers ? :( >> >> I feel that somewhere, hidden or simply-not-mentioned-explicitly, there is >> a config file or something similar (environment variables?) that had been >> overlooked by me and by rpm. >> >> -- >> +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ >> | WARNING WARNING WARNING *** EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGED! | >> | USE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED BELOW | >> | IF YOU KEEP WRITING TO THE OLD ADDRESS IT IS NOT MY FAULT! | >> +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ >> | Barbara Pennacchi b.pennacchi@xxxxxxxxxxx | >> | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche | >> | Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione | >> | V.le Marx 15, 00137 Roma, Italia | >> | http://www.istc.cnr.it/ | >> +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ >> >> >> -- >> >> fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list >> > > > -- > > fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list -- fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-legacy-list
