On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 11:12 -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:08:52 -0400 > Matthias Clasen <mclasen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Error: Protected multilib versions: > > > gnome-panel-libs-3.1.5-2.fc16.x86_64 != > > > gnome-panel-libs-3.0.2-3.fc16.i686 > > > > > > > I have no idea what these errors mean or how to fix them. > > Any advice would be appreciated. Actually, this one is kind of > > understandable, but I have also seen 'protected multilib' stuff where > > both sides of the != were the same arch, which left me wondering. > > I've worked my way through this kind of mess a couple of times now, most > recently yesterday. Here's my experience: > > - Do a big rawhide update - in this case, at least two weeks worth. > > - Somewhere in the middle, while I'm not looking, the update kills the > running session and/or X server - I come back to a login screen. It > used to be safe to run "yum update" from a terminal window, but, > seemingly, not anymore. Not really a step in the right direction. > > - If I try to rerun the update, it will tell me to try > yum-complete-transaction. Each time, actually trying that leads to an > infinite loop printing dependency information. > > - If I just run "yum update", I get the "protected multilib versions" > message. > > What I have found in these cases is that there are *two* versions of the > indicated library installed simultaneously (for the same architecture). > In each case, simply removing the older version clears the problem. Once > I've gotten past the gripes, the update actually works. > > Dunno if that helps anybody... never a dull moment... When upgrading rawhide from X - use screen. -sv -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
