On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 03:47:19 +0100, Alexander Dalloz wrote: > Am Do, den 15.01.2004 schrieb Gary Waters um 03:34: > > Hi, > > > > I'm fairly new to linux and new to this list. i just ran yum update and > > got this error message: ......identical dependency loop exceeded > > package libmad-devel needs libmad = 0:0.15.0-0.lvn.1.b.1 (not provided) > > > > [root@localhost root]# yum update > > Gathering header information file(s) from server(s) > > Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Base > > Server: Fedora.us Extras (Stable) > > Server: Fedora.us Extras (Testing) > > Do you really want to use testing package by Fedora Extras? There's nothing wrong with that. The major difference between "stable" and "testing" is the name of the repositories. ;) > > Server: Fedora.us Extras (Unstable) > > Even unstable packages from Fedora Extras?! Also not a problem, considering how few packages are in "unstable". > > Server: Fedora Core 1 - i386 - Released Updates > > Finding updated packages > > Downloading needed headers > > Resolving dependencies > > ......identical dependency loop exceeded > > package libmad-devel needs libmad = 0:0.15.0-0.lvn.1.b.1 (not provided) > > You should not mix all these sources. It's causing your error situation. Why? rpm.livna.org depends on fedora.us. But I'd like to see the output of "rpm -q libmad-devel" and "yum info libmad". 0:0.15.0-0.lvn.1.b.1 is the current release at rpm.livna.org and I see it in "stable". > > When I attempted to install libmad I received an error message that a > > newer version was already in place. I'd appreciate any suggestions. I'm > > proceeding cautiously. I apologize if this falls into the 'stupid > > question"category. > > Which libmad do you have already installed? In which repository is this > installed libmad package. It must be by livna, from it's name. In which > livna repository is the libmad 0:0.15.0-0.lvn.1.b.1? --
