0002049: 'yum install openssl' fails with conflicts

(0005191)
chalex (reporter)
2007-05-18 15:56

I had the same issue with openssl-devel and worked around it by specifying the architecture. Yum seems to try to install both the i386 and x86_64 versions of the package.

E.g.
yum install openssl-devel fails
yum install openssl-devel.x86_64 succeeds

(0005230)
SwellJoe (reporter)
2007-05-25 05:02

Should these conflicting i386 packages even exist in the x86_64 repository? I'm getting these errors for perl, as well.

(0005234)
Evolution (developer)
2007-05-25 11:25

Yes, the x86 packages in the x86_64 tree are there for compatibility with x86 software. Mostly this is so you can run x86 apps on x86_64 systems.

If you don't need to do this, you can exclude x86 packages in the yum.conf or repository files. Or alternatively you can pass the arch on the install line as chalex notes.

(0005881)
chalex (reporter)
2007-08-21 18:42

Passing the arch doesn't work though if you already have the other arch installed! Sorry I wasn't more clear in my original note, but the workaround only works if you want just one installed, not if you want both installed.

I had to rpm -Uvh --force /var/cache/yum/base/packages/openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5.i686.rpm after the x86_64 was installed.

(0005882)
chalex (reporter)
2007-08-21 18:52

And then I read on the Internet that you can do pass rpm the "--nodocs" flag, and then this will work without forcing.

(0006147)
kbsingh@karan.org (administrator)
2007-10-18 00:28

this issue should be resolved with the latest openssl just released :

openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.i686.rpm
openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.x86_64.rpm
openssl-devel-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.i386.rpm
openssl-devel-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.x86_64.rpm
openssl-perl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.x86_64.rpm

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Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2007-05-16 19:34	sean	New Issue
2007-05-16 19:34	sean	Status	new => assigned
2007-05-16 19:34	sean	Assigned To	=> kbsingh@karan.org
2007-05-18 15:56	chalex	Note Added: 0005191
2007-05-25 05:02	SwellJoe	Note Added: 0005230
2007-05-25 05:02	SwellJoe	Issue Monitored: SwellJoe
2007-05-25 11:25	Evolution	Note Added: 0005234
2007-08-21 18:42	chalex	Note Added: 0005881
2007-08-21 18:52	chalex	Note Added: 0005882
2007-10-18 00:28	kbsingh@karan.org	Note Added: 0006147
2007-10-18 00:28	kbsingh@karan.org	Status	assigned => resolved
2007-10-18 00:28	kbsingh@karan.org	Fixed in Version	=> 5.0 - x86_64
2007-10-18 00:28	kbsingh@karan.org	Resolution	open => fixed

Notes
(0005191) chalex (reporter) 2007-05-18 15:56	I had the same issue with openssl-devel and worked around it by specifying the architecture. Yum seems to try to install both the i386 and x86_64 versions of the package. E.g. yum install openssl-devel fails yum install openssl-devel.x86_64 succeeds

(0005230) SwellJoe (reporter) 2007-05-25 05:02	Should these conflicting i386 packages even exist in the x86_64 repository? I'm getting these errors for perl, as well.

(0005234) Evolution (developer) 2007-05-25 11:25	Yes, the x86 packages in the x86_64 tree are there for compatibility with x86 software. Mostly this is so you can run x86 apps on x86_64 systems. If you don't need to do this, you can exclude x86 packages in the yum.conf or repository files. Or alternatively you can pass the arch on the install line as chalex notes.

(0005881) chalex (reporter) 2007-08-21 18:42	Passing the arch doesn't work though if you already have the other arch installed! Sorry I wasn't more clear in my original note, but the workaround only works if you want just one installed, not if you want both installed. I had to rpm -Uvh --force /var/cache/yum/base/packages/openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5.i686.rpm after the x86_64 was installed.

(0005882) chalex (reporter) 2007-08-21 18:52	And then I read on the Internet that you can do pass rpm the "--nodocs" flag, and then this will work without forcing.

(0006147) kbsingh@karan.org (administrator) 2007-10-18 00:28	this issue should be resolved with the latest openssl just released : openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.i686.rpm openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.x86_64.rpm openssl-devel-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.i386.rpm openssl-devel-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.x86_64.rpm openssl-perl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2.x86_64.rpm If you continue to have this issue, reopen this bug

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