 | | | Can 't update XFree86 | Can 't update XFree86 2003-07-01 - By Mike Watson
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On Tuesday 01 July 2003 09:01 pm, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:34:52 -0500, Mike Watson wrote:
> > I have 3 linux boxes, all running RH8.0. RH has recently released
> > an update of XFree86 from 4.2.0-72 to 4.2.1-21. On two of the
> > boxes, the update was successful using up2date. The 3rd box gets
> > this error.
> >
> > "There was a package dependency problem. The message was:
> > Unresolvable chain of dependencies:
> > XFree86-xf86cfg-4.2.0-8 requires XFree = 4.2.0
> >
> >
> > Well my XFree86 does equal 4.2.0, so what does this error mean?
> > All three boxes were loaded with the same RH8.0, and up to this
> > point, all have the same updates.
> >
> > How can I fix this?
>
> The package XFree86-xf86cfg-4.2.0-8 is NOT from Red Hat Linux 8.0,
> but from Red Hat Linux 7.3. To fix it, you would need to remove
> the package:
>
> rpm -e XFree86-xf86cfg
Thanks! That did it!
I checked and the other two systems didn't have it and they updated
successfully. I removed it and the 3rd box updated too.
Wonder why 2 out 3 didn't have it from 7.3. Other than the services
running, all three are identical.
Mike W
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