Thanks Michael - quite obvious when I read your reply. Well explained - problem solved. Thanks again, Gavin On Mon, 2005-01-17 at 10:24 +0100, Michael Schwendt wrote: > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:16:11 +1300, Gavin Young wrote: > > > I get the exact same problem. I'd love to know a fix for this. > > > > On Sun, 2005-01-16 at 17:52 -0600, Bruce Wilkinson wrote: > > > I'm using Add or Remove Packages, trying to install any of the > > > development tools. In each case, I get "Packages Not Found" error. The > > > occurs with all of development packages, although the missing packages > > > differ slightly. > > > > > > Some of the frequent missing packages are libselinux, krb5-libs, pam, > > > libxml2. Oddly enough, if I go get those packages and try to install > > > them, I get an error indicating the packages are already installed. > > > > > > Does anyone know what's wrong? > > > > I get the exact same problem. I'd love to know a fix for this. > > The utility is not capable enough and is confused by installed errata > packages. That means, an installed package is newer than the -devel > package to be installed. But a -devel package depends on a strict > version of its mother package. This has been reported before, and only > future feature enhancements will fix it for good. > > The work-around is to use up2date (or yum) to install all packages > which cause trouble. For example, in your case: > > up2date krb5-devel libselinux-devel pam-devel libxml2-devel > > And then proceed with the graphical tool, if need be. > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
