> > On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 10:56 -0800, Alan wrote: >> I am encountering a problem that needs some sort of fix. Not urgent, >> but >> it is something that eventually needs to be solved. >> >> I have a laptop that has heat issues. Given a hard enough workload it >> will overheat and shutdown. (I have yet to find out where the >> temperature >> setting is at for this shutdown. Hints would be much appreciated.) >> >> The big problem happens when I am updating RPMs and the system >> overheats. >> I get a bunch of packages that have installed bits and no cleanup, which >> means it thinks it has two version installed. Even more fun is that >> this >> system is an x86_64. I get cases where I have the i386 version at one >> revision and the x86_64 at another. And you cannot just update because >> yum/rpm finds a conflict from the other package that is not getting >> upgraded. >> >> I have had other systems crash in the middle of the upgrade. Fixing the >> problem is always unpleasant. (Usually I have to figure out which >> packages >> got bjorked and uninstall and reinstall with extreme --force.) >> >> Anyone looking at making yum and/or rpm deal with this sort of problem? > > Have you tried yum-complete-transaction? > If not do this: > > yum install yum-utils > > > yum-complete-transaction > > it should clean up your aborted transactions. Cool! Thanks! I did not know that existed. I will try that. -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
