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> Hi,
>
> I've been quite diligent in keeping my systems current with all
> patches and have recently run into a problem with the up2date program.
>
> This is a RedHat 9 on intel.
>
> NOTE: see output below if you want to skip this description.
>
> DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM:
> If I un up2date GUI or text, I get an error stating that one of the
> packages that needs to be installed requires another package that is
> LESS THAN or EQUAL TO a given version. I check the installed package
> and find that the package is identical to the one listed as a
> dependency. I've reinitialized and rebuilt the RPM database and
> there's no change in output. Up2Date fails.
>
> Can anyone help me navigate this one?
>
> Cheers,
>
> ~Doug
> ________________________________________
__________________________
> OUTPUT / DEMONSTRATION OF PROBLEM:
> [root@bluehat dude]# up2date -u
>
>
>
> Fetching package list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-9...
> ########################################

>
>
>
> Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-9...
> ########################################

>
> Fetching rpm headers...
> ########################################

>
> Testing package set / solving RPM inter-dependencies... There was a
> package dependency problem. The message was:
>
> Unresolvable chain of dependencies:
> perl-5.8.0-88.3 requires perl-NDBM_File <=
> 1:1.75-34.99.6
>
> [root@bluehat dude]# rpm -q perl-NDBM_File perl-NDBM_File-1.75-34.99.6
> [root@bluehat dude]#
>
>
> ALSO: It appears that there is a direct correlation between leaving
> email addresses on newsgroups (reply to) and massive virus infections.
>

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quote:

---

> Hi,
>
> I've been quite diligent in keeping my systems current with all
> patches and have recently run into a problem with the up2date program.
>
> This is a RedHat 9 on intel.
>
> NOTE: see output below if you want to skip this description.
>
> DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM:
> If I un up2date GUI or text, I get an error stating that one of the
> packages that needs to be installed requires another package that is
> LESS THAN or EQUAL TO a given version. I check the installed package
> and find that the package is identical to the one listed as a
> dependency. I've reinitialized and rebuilt the RPM database and
> there's no change in output. Up2Date fails.
>
> Can anyone help me navigate this one?
>
> Cheers,
>
> ~Doug
> ________________________________________
__________________________
> OUTPUT / DEMONSTRATION OF PROBLEM:
> [root@bluehat dude]# up2date -u
>
>
>
> Fetching package list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-9...
> ########################################

>
>
>
> Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-9...
> ########################################

>
> Fetching rpm headers...
> ########################################

>
> Testing package set / solving RPM inter-dependencies... There was a
> package dependency problem. The message was:
>
> Unresolvable chain of dependencies:
> perl-5.8.0-88.3 requires perl-NDBM_File <=
> 1:1.75-34.99.6
>
> [root@bluehat dude]# rpm -q perl-NDBM_File perl-NDBM_File-1.75-34.99.6
> [root@bluehat dude]#
>
>
> ALSO: It appears that there is a direct correlation between leaving
> email addresses on newsgroups (reply to) and massive virus infections.
>

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quote:

---

> Hi,
>
> I've been quite diligent in keeping my systems current with all
> patches and have recently run into a problem with the up2date program.
>
> This is a RedHat 9 on intel.
>
> NOTE: see output below if you want to skip this description.
>
> DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM:
> If I un up2date GUI or text, I get an error stating that one of the
> packages that needs to be installed requires another package that is
> LESS THAN or EQUAL TO a given version. I check the installed package
> and find that the package is identical to the one listed as a
> dependency. I've reinitialized and rebuilt the RPM database and
> there's no change in output. Up2Date fails.
>
> Can anyone help me navigate this one?
>
> Cheers,
>
> ~Doug
> ________________________________________
__________________________
> OUTPUT / DEMONSTRATION OF PROBLEM:
> [root@bluehat dude]# up2date -u
>
>
>
> Fetching package list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-9...
> ########################################

>
>
>
> Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: redhat-linux-i386-9...
> ########################################

>
> Fetching rpm headers...
> ########################################

>
> Testing package set / solving RPM inter-dependencies... There was a
> package dependency problem. The message was:
>
> Unresolvable chain of dependencies:
> perl-5.8.0-88.3 requires perl-NDBM_File <=
> 1:1.75-34.99.6
>
> [root@bluehat dude]# rpm -q perl-NDBM_File perl-NDBM_File-1.75-34.99.6
> [root@bluehat dude]#
>
>
> ALSO: It appears that there is a direct correlation between leaving
> email addresses on newsgroups (reply to) and massive virus infections.
>

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