Barry Branch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to do an update from SL 4.3 to 4.4 on 2 different x86_64 systems and I get
> the following error:
> 
> # yum update
> 	:
> 	:
> Transaction Check Error:
> file /usr/share/applications/rhn-applet.desktop from install of rhn-applet-2.1.25-22 conflicts with file from package yumex-applet-2.1-2
> file /usr/share/rhn/rhn_applet/applet.py from install of rhn-applet-2.1.25-22 conflicts with file from package yumex-applet-2.1-2
> 	:
> 	:
> file /usr/share/rhn/rhn_applet/rhn_utils.pyc from install of rhn-applet-2.1.25-22 conflicts with file from package yumex-applet-2.1-2
> 
> If I force the update of the 2 packages, then the upgrade works.
> 
> # rpm -Uvh --force rhn-applet-2.1.25-22.x86_64.rpm yumex-applet-2.1-2.x86_64.rpm
> 
> 
> By the way, I've been able to do the upgrade on the i386 platform without this problem.
> If I query package ownership on one of the above files on a 4.4 i386 system I get:
> 
> # rpm -qf /usr/share/rhn/rhn_applet/rhn_utils.py
> yumex-applet-2.1-2.i386
> rhn-applet-2.1.25-22.i386
> 
> Is this kosher?
> Anyone else having this problem?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Barry Branch

Well, the problem stems from the fact that yumex-applet obsolete's, and 
is supposed to replace rhn-applet.  That's the reason why yum wouldn't 
update them.

I'm not certain why the i386 worked.  It should have given a problem as 
well.  I guess if both of them are up to date, then yum isn't going to 
fail, it's just going to leave them both the way they are.

Troy

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