-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bill Davidsen schrieb: > I haven't done an update in several days, so I started yum to check if > upgrades were needed. I got a list and started the update, and was told > gecko-libs was out of date, and is used by everything. Since it's not a > package, I did this: > > localhost:root> yum provides gecko-libs > Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin > firefox.i386 : Mozilla Firefox Web browser. > firefox.i386 : Mozilla Firefox Web browser. > firefox.i386 : Mozilla Firefox Web browser. > > localhost:root> yum upgrade firefox > Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin > Setting up Upgrade Process > Resolving Dependencies > --> Running transaction check > --> Processing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.8 for package: yelp > ---> Package firefox.i386 0:2.0.0.9-1.fc8 set to be updated > --> Finished Dependency Resolution > Error: Missing Dependency: gecko-libs = 1.8.1.8 is needed by package yelp > localhost:root> > > I always get a bad feeling when something is treated as if it were a > package but isn't... so: > > localhost:root> yum --enablerepo=updates-testing list '*gecko*' > Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin > Available Packages > gecko-sharp2.i386 0.12-5.fc8 fedora > gecko-sharp2-devel.i386 0.12-5.fc8 fedora > localhost:root> > > No gecko-lib package, can't upgrade firefox which supposedly provides > the libs, now what? Yes, something seems to be broken. I am not sure what it is. However: A workaround to update everything on your system but the packages depending on gecko-libs do the following: yum update --exclude=firefox --exclude=firefox-devel \ --exclude=devhelp --exclude=nspluginwrapper - -- For more than 4 generations the IT Professionals were the guardians of quality and stability in software. Before the dark times. Before Microsoft... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHM3y+CNjA0nfhW7wRAv3kAJoC99FYDi81LPspDuO2xtYChVVVKACg6rRG yH4YHznj0hmmKwh91BDwCiQ= =NS09 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
