Date sent: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 08:41:41 -0700 From: Garrick Staples <garrick@xxxxxxx> To: yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [Yum] Yum version for Red Hat 7.2 Send reply to: "Yellowdog Updater, Modified" <yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <mailto:yum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> <mailto:yum-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe> > On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 01:54:45PM +0100, John Fletcher alleged: > > I am wanting to install yum on a system running Red Hat 7.2 > > > > I have downloaded the recommended 1.0.3-1.73 rpm but that will not > > load for lack of rpm 4.0.4. When I download that it will not > > install because of numerous dependencies to rpm 4.0.3. > > > > Is there a version of yum which will work with rpm 4.0.3 and if so, > > which one? > > > > I guess this an FAQ but I cannot see the answer. > > RH7.2 should be rpm 4.0.4. The update came out March 15, 2002. > > You'll want to manually update your rpm and popt before installing > yum. > > -- > Garrick Staples, Linux/HPCC Administrator > University of Southern California > Garrick Thanks for this. Unfortunately our installation (by Red Hat) was done before that came out and the upgrade has never been done. I had just about got there. I figured out I needed popt as well as rpm. popt upgrade fails as rpm 4.0.3 depends on the old one. rpm upgrade fails for lack of new popt plus a lot of other things depend on the old rpm. Is it O.K. to use force and then upgrade the things which depend on rpm? Thanks John P.S. This is what is called a legacy system. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr John P. Fletcher Tel: (44) 121 359 3611 ext 4625 Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (CEAC), School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Aston University, Fax: (44) 121 359 4094 Aston Triangle, Email: J.P.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxx BIRMINGHAM B4 7ET U.K. CEAC Web site http://www.ceac.aston.ac.uk/
