Rick Graves wrote: > Hello yumsters, > > I have fc4 installed on my Pentium 3 IBM laptop, and I > need to install python-devel so I can compile > psycopg2, but yum says no. > > yum list shows this: > > python.i386 2.4.1-2 installed > python.i386 2.4.3-8.FC4 installed > > and this: > > python-devel.i386 2.4.3-8.FC4 fedora-updates > > When I fire up python, it says Python 2.4.3. > > But when I yum install python-devel, I get this: > > Setting up Install Process > Setting up repositories > Reading repository metadata in from local files > Parsing package install arguments > Resolving Dependencies > --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. > Please wait. > ---> Package python-devel.i386 0:2.4.3-8.FC4 set to be > updated > --> Running transaction check > --> Processing Conflict: python-devel conflicts python > < 2.4.3-8.FC4 > --> Finished Dependency Resolution > Error: python-devel conflicts with python < > 2.4.3-8.FC4 > > (I do not see a conflict. Is there a conflict?) > > I would appreciate suggestions on how to install > python-devel. > It look like there is some leftover from am python update. try this as root. rpm -e python-2.4.1-2.i386 to remove the old version and then try to intall python-devel again. Tim
