Stefano Cavallari wrote: >> I've been unable to "yum update" my Fedora-7 laptop for a couple of days, >> because I apparently need a recent "kdebase3", >> which I cannot locate. >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> [tim@elizabeth ~]$ sudo >> yum --exclude=kdeartwork,kdebase-devel,kdebindings,kdeaddons update >> ... >> --> Finished Dependency Resolution >> Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase3 >= 3.5.8 is needed by package >> kdebindings >> Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase3 >= 3.5.8 is needed by package >> kdeaddons Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase-libs = 6:3.5.8-3.fc7 is >> needed by package kdebase-devel >> Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase3 >= 3.5.8 is needed by package >> kdeartwork [tim@elizabeth ~]$ sudo >> yum --exclude=kdeartwork,kdebase-devel,kdebindings,kdeaddons update >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> What happened was that my laptop ran out of battery >> in the middle of a yum update, >> and I assume that that was the cause of the trouble. ... > try > yum install yum-utils > package-cleanup --cleandupes I'm afraid this made things worse: ----------------------------------------- Error: Missing Dependency: libkonq.so.4 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase3 >= 3.5.8 is needed by package kdebindings Error: Missing Dependency: libkonq.so.4 is needed by package kdeaddons Error: Missing Dependency: libkdecorations.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libkonqsidebarplugin.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libkateinterfaces.so.0 is needed by package kdeaddons Error: Missing Dependency: libkhotkeys_shared.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libkateutils.so.0 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libkateinterfaces.so.0 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libkonqsidebarplugin.so.1 is needed by package kdeaddons Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase-libs = 6:3.5.8-3.fc7 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libkfontinst.so.0 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase3 >= 3.5.8 is needed by package kdeartwork Error: Missing Dependency: libksgrd.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libtaskbar.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libksplashthemes.so.0 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: kdebase3 >= 3.5.8 is needed by package kdeaddons Error: Missing Dependency: libkickermain.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libkdecorations.so.1 is needed by package kdeartwork Error: Missing Dependency: libkasbar.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel Error: Missing Dependency: libtaskmanager.so.1 is needed by package kdebase-devel -----------------------------------------