Peter J. Stieber wrote:
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Transaction Check Error:
package readline-5.2-9.fc8.x86_64 (which is newer than
readline-5.2-7.fc8.i386) is already installed
file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/invest/__init__.pyc from install
of gnome-applets-2.20.0-8.fc8.i386 conflicts with file from package
gnome-applets-2.20.0-8.fc8.x86_64
Note the x86_64 v i386 in the first message.
# rpm -q readline gnome-applets
--qf="%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-%{arch}\n"
If you want to update one of the arch packages, you have to do both.
To get an older package, search the other fedora mirrors until you find
it. mirrors.fedoraproject.org
DaveT.