Re: Yum Dependency problem

Michael Schwendt wrote:

On 01/11/2007, david walcroft <d_j_w46@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm trying to update but get this error

Total download size: 40 M
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
ERROR with rpm_check_debug vs depsolve:
Package python-reportlab needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available.
Package metakit needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available.
Package PyRTF needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available.
Package python-sqlite2 needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available.
Package python-imaging-tk needs python(abi) = 2.4, this is not available.
Complete!

My rpm database says this

[david@reddwarf ~]$ sudo rpm -q python
python-2.5-12.fc7.i386

Why does yum want python-2.4 when 2.5 is installed.
If it is required where do I find it?

What does "yum repolist" print?
Which repositories do you have configured and enabled in
/etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo?
What do you get for "rpm -qa python\*"?

I found a python -2.4 and this is what happened:-

[david@reddwarf rpm]$ sudo rpm -Uvh python-2.4.3-18.fc6.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
       python = 2.5-12.fc7 is needed by python-devel-2.5-12.fc7.i386
       python < 2.5-12.fc7 conflicts with python-devel-2.5-12.fc7.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) rhpl-0.208-1.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) libuser-0.56.2-1.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) PyQt-3.17.1-1.fc7.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) pycairo-1.4.0-1.fc7.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) pyorbit-2.14.2-2.fc7.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) subversion-1.4.3-4.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.37-1.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) PyXML-0.8.4-6.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) tkinter-2.5-12.fc7.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) planner-0.14.2-4.fc7.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) rhpxl-0.47-1.fc7.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) kudzu-1.2.71.1-1.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) pygtk2-2.10.6-1.fc7.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) pirut-1.3.9-1.fc7.noarch
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) newt-0.52.7-1.fc7.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) sip-4.6-2.fc7.i386

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) hplip-1.7.4a-6.fc7.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) vte-0.16.9-1.fc7.i386
       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) yumex-2.0.2-1.fc7.noarch

       python(abi) = 2.5 is needed by (installed) yum-3.2.7-1.fc7.noarch

       python-abi = 2.5 is needed by (installed) alchemist-1.0.37-1.i386
       python-sqlite is needed by (installed) yum-3.2.7-1.fc7.noarch

       python = 2.5-12.fc7 is needed by (installed) tkinter-2.5-12.fc7.i386
[david@reddwarf rpm]$

It appears that two pythons cannot exist together.
What else can I try - remove the offending rpm's?

Thanks   david