Thanks..I see that. Still can't get yum to work. Trying to import yum...no luck. Any help would be appreciated...I'm stuck and don't want to reload from scratch.... -Larry [root@GA-LDBoehm ~]# yum 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. [root@GA-LDBoehm ~]# python Python 2.4.1 (#1, May 16 2005, 15:19:29) [GCC 4.0.0 20050512 (Red Hat 4.0.0-5)] on linux2 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import yum Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? File "__init__.py", line 35, in ? File "config.py", line 32, in ? File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/urlgrabber/__init__.py", line 53, in ? from grabber import urlgrab, urlopen, urlread File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/urlgrabber/grabber.py", line 302, in ? import urllib2 File "/usr/lib/python2.4/urllib2.py", line 93, in ? import httplib File "/usr/lib/python2.4/httplib.py", line 70, in ? import mimetools File "/usr/lib/python2.4/mimetools.py", line 6, in ? import tempfile File "/usr/lib/python2.4/tempfile.py", line 33, in ? from random import Random as _Random File "/usr/lib/python2.4/random.py", line 69, in ? import _random ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/_random.so: undefined symbol: _PyArg _NoKeywords [root@GA-LDBoehm ~]# rpm -q python-urlgrabber python-urlgrabber-2.9.6-1 -----Original Message----- From: yum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:yum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of seth vidal Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 9:51 AM To: Yellowdog Updater, Modified Subject: Re: [Yum] Yum failing FC3 and FC4 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 _______________________________________________ Yum mailing list Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum ___________________________________________________________________ The information contained in this message and any attachment may be proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work product doctrine and thus protected from disclosure. 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