> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:07 PM, John Vo <jvo at eagle.net> wrote: >> Greetings: >> >> I am new to the list so I will apologize for any problem with my post. >> >> I upgraded my Fedora 13 to 14 using the "yum" method. > > Although that method is pseudo-supported, I would try preupgrade in > the future as recommended by > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Upgrading_Fedora_using_yum > >> After the upgrade, when I ran yum upgrade, I ran into a few problem: > > Did you run yum upgrade or yum update? > >> Error: Package: PackageKit-0.6.6-2.fc13.x86_64 (@updates/13) >> Requires: PackageKit-yum-plugin = 0.6.6-2.fc13 >> Removing: PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.6.6-2.fc13.x86_64 >> (@updates/13) >> PackageKit-yum-plugin = 0.6.6-2.fc13 >> Updated By: PackageKit-yum-plugin-0.6.9-4.fc14.x86_64 (fedora) >> PackageKit-yum-plugin = 0.6.9-4.fc14 >> You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem >> >> >> And...many many of these.. >> >> ** Found 313 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows: >> ImageMagick-6.6.4.1-14.fc14.1.x86_64 is a duplicate with >> ImageMagick-6.5.8.10-6.fc13.x86_64 >> PackageKit-0.6.9-4.fc14.x86_64 is a duplicate with >> PackageKit-0.6.6-2.fc13.x86_64 >> PackageKit-device-rebind-0.6.9-4.fc14.x86_64 is a duplicate with >> PackageKit-device-rebind-0.6.6-2.fc13.x86_64 >> PackageKit-glib-0.6.9-4.fc14.x86_64 is a duplicate with >> PackageKit-glib-0.6.6-2.fc13.x86_64 >> PackageKit-gtk-module-0.6.9-4.fc14.x86_64 is a duplicate with >> PackageKit-gtk-module-0.6.6-2.fc13.x86_64 >> >> >> I'm a casual Fedora users. Help please. > > Don't take this the wrong way as it can be difficult to discern "tone" > in an email but, the site I referenced specifically states: > "Although upgrades with yum works, it is not explicitly tested as part > of the release process by the Fedora Project. If you are not prepared > to resolve issues on your own if things break, you should probably use > the recommended installation methods instead." > > There may be a more automated method but I ran into some issues > orphaned packages after upgrading with preupgrade and did the > following for each problem package: > > Uninstall the old package: > rpm -e --nodeps <package> > > Install the new package: > yum install <package> > > > Richard I used preupgrade, but yum distro-sync did a great job of cleaning up the packages identified by running package-cleanup --orphans. Alan -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
