On 08/28/2017 08:34 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote: > On 28/08/17 10:11, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 08/28/2017 08:03 AM, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote: >>> A recent update asked to remove firefox (55.0.1-1.fc26), and when I followed with >>> an install >>> I ended with the old version 54.0-2.fc26 installed. >>> >>> Attempting to upgrade to the latest goes nowhere (see below). >>> I found a redhat bugzilla regarding an unwise decision to force an unnecessary >>> dependency >>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484345 >>> mentioning there is a new package (firefox-55.0.2-3), but it is not showing up. >>> >>> Anyone knows what is going on with this? >>> Firefox is the most 'net facing application here and I need to have the latest >>> version installed. >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> == >>> $ sudo dnf update firefox >>> Last metadata expiration check: 0:04:37 ago on Mon Aug 28 09:49:01 2017. >>> Dependencies resolved. >>> >>> Problem: problem with installed package nspr-devel-4.16.0-1.fc26.x86_64 >>> - package firefox-55.0.2-2.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with pkgconfig(nspr) >= 4.16 >>> provided by nspr-devel-4.16.0-1.fc26.x86_64 >>> - cannot install the best update candidate for package firefox-54.0-2.fc26.x86_64 >>> ============================================================================================================== >>> >>> >>> Package Arch Version >>> Repository Size >>> ============================================================================================================== >>> >>> >>> Skipping packages with conflicts: >>> (add '--best --allowerasing' to command line to force their upgrade): >>> firefox x86_64 55.0.2-2.fc26 >>> updates 82 M >>> nspr-devel x86_64 4.16.0-1.fc26 >>> updates 119 k >>> >>> Transaction Summary >>> ============================================================================================================== >>> >>> >>> Skip 2 Packages >>> >>> Nothing to do. >>> Complete! >>> >> >> If you don't need it, or can do without it for a while, do a "dnf erase nspr-devel" >> and then update firefox. >> >> [egreshko@acer ~]$ rpm -q firefox >> firefox-55.0.2-2.fc26.x86_64 >> [egreshko@acer ~]$ rpm -q nspr-devel >> package nspr-devel is not installed > > Thanks. Tried this already but was not confident that it was safe to do: > > $ sudo dnf erase nspr-devel > Dependencies resolved. > =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== > > Package > Arch > Version > Repository Size > =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== > > Removing: > nspr-devel > x86_64 > 4.16.0-1.fc26 > @updates 446 k > Removing depended packages: > evolution-data-server-devel > i686 > 3.24.5-1.fc26 > @@commandline 4.8 M > evolution-data-server-devel > x86_64 > 3.24.5-1.fc26 > @@commandline 4.8 M > libgdata-devel > x86_64 > 0.17.8-1.fc26 > @@commandline 8.1 M > liboauth-devel > x86_64 > 1.0.3-6.fc26 > @@commandline 42 k > nss-devel > x86_64 > 3.32.0-1.1.fc26 > @updates 813 k > nss-softokn-devel > x86_64 > 3.32.0-1.2.fc26 > @updates 11 k > nss-util-devel > x86_64 > 3.32.0-1.0.fc26 > @updates 259 k > xulrunner-devel > x86_64 > 44.0-9.fc26 > @@commandline 54 M > Removing unused dependencies: > webkitgtk4-devel > x86_64 > 2.16.6-1.fc26 > @@commandline 2.7 M > webkitgtk4-jsc-devel > x86_64 > 2.16.6-1.fc26 > @@commandline 327 k > > Transaction Summary > =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== > > Remove 3 Packages > > Freed space: 77 M > Is this ok [y/N]: n > Operation aborted. > The *-devel packages are "development" packages that are use if you're building or recompiling source. Most people never need these. Removing them will not cause anything to break. Just won't be able to build some packages on your own. -- Fedora Users List - The place to go to speculate endlessly
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