On Wed, 2006-03-01 at 14:19 -0500, Larry.D.Boehm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > All, > My yum is dead starting on FC3 with a python error. > Tried removing and reinstalling, failed > Tried upgrading, failed > Tried downloading source, compiling and installing, failed. > Removed all and upgraded to FC4. Upgrade successful, yum still failing > (up2date failing too) > Through out this I was looking on the groups and internet for hints; > > Where I am now is this message: > The yum libraries do not seem to be availableon your system for this > version of python 2.4.1 (#1, May 16 > 2005, 15:19:29) > > [GCC 4.0.0 20050512 (Red Hat 4.0.0-5)] > Please make sure the package you used to installyum was built for your > install o f python. > > Reading notes, I see that urlgrabber and python-devel is needed > Doing a rpm-q shows them not installed?so I install them. > Doing another rpm -q shows still not installed?huh?! > > # rpm -Uvh python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-1.noarch.rpm > Preparing... > ########################################### [100%] > package python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-1 is already installed > > # rpm -q libmxl* *python* yum* > package libmxl* is not installed > package libxml2-python-2.6.19-1.i386.rpm is not installed > package libxml2-python-2.6.20-1.FC4.x86_64.rpm is not installed > package python-2.4.1-2.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-elementtree-1.2.6-4.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-sqlite-1.1.6-1.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-1.noarch.rpm is not installed > package rpm-python-4.4.1-21.i386.rpm is not installed > package yum-2.3.2-7.noarch.rpm is not installed > > [root@GA-LDBoehm tmp]# rpm -q libmxl* *python* yum* > package libmxl* is not installed > package libxml2-python-2.6.19-1.i386.rpm is not installed > package libxml2-python-2.6.20-1.FC4.x86_64.rpm is not installed > package python-2.4.1-2.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-elementtree-1.2.6-4.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-sqlite-1.1.6-1.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-1.noarch.rpm is not installed > package rpm-python-4.4.1-21.i386.rpm is not installed > package yum-2.3.2-7.noarch.rpm is not installed > > [root@GA-LDBoehm tmp]# rpm -q python > python-2.4.1-2 > > [root@GA-LDBoehm tmp]# rpm -q python* > package python-2.4.1-2.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-elementtree-1.2.6-4.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-sqlite-1.1.6-1.i386.rpm is not installed > package python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-1.noarch.rpm is not installed > > > What is going on here?! > Can anyone offer some insight?ok, forget the insight..how do I fix > this? > TIA > Your shell is expanding out the '*' to the files in your dir. run this: rpm -q yum python python-elementtree python-sqlite python-urlgrabber rpm-python -sv
