> 14:08:09 : Error checking package signatures: \
>          Package jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586.rpm is not signed

     Apparently SL has not been able to get the jdk package signed, but for 
security yum by default requires that it be signed.  I think you should 
try to evade that security precaution with

yum --nogpgcheck update jdk java-1.6.0-sun-compat

Once that update is done, the rest of them should update without problem. 
Or just do

yum --nogpgcheck update


Steven Yellin

On Thu, 15 Dec 2011, g wrote:

> greetings.
>
> i am having problems getting 5 packages updated.
>
> ]$ uname -a
> Linux 2.6.18-274.12.1.el5 #1 SMP Tue Nov 29 11:20:34 EST 2011
> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
>
>  yum-3.2.22
>  yumex-2.0.3
>
>
> when updating packages with yumex, errors with;
>
> 13:54:01 : Determining fastest mirrors
> 13:54:33 :  * epel: mirrors.ptd.net
> 13:54:33 :  * sl-base: ftp1.scientificlinux.org
> 13:54:33 :  * sl-contrib: ftp1.scientificlinux.org
> 13:54:33 :  * sl-fastbugs: ftp1.scientificlinux.org
> 13:54:33 :  * sl-security: ftp1.scientificlinux.org
>
> 13:58:39 :  Packages to update
> 13:58:39 :  ---> 2000:jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586
> 13:58:39 :  ---> 2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386
> 13:58:39 :  ---> java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.29-3.sl5.jpp.i586
> 13:58:39 :  ---> testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386
>
> 14:01:08 : ---> Package java-1.6.0-sun-compat.i586 0:1.6.0.29-3.sl5.jpp \
>          set to be updated
> 14:01:09 : ---> Package jdk.i586 2000:1.6.0_29-fcs set to be updated
>
> 13:58:40 : --> Running transaction check
> 13:58:41 : ---> Package java-1.6.0-sun-compat.i586 0:1.6.0.29-3.sl5.jpp \
>          set to be updated
> 13:58:44 : ---> Package jdk.i586 2000:1.6.0_29-fcs set to be updated
> 13:58:45 : ---> Package netpbm.i386 0:10.35.58-8.el5_7.3 set to be updated
> 13:58:46 : ---> Package netpbm-progs.i386 0:10.35.58-8.el5_7.3 \
>          set to be updated
> 13:58:47 : ---> Package ntfsprogs.i386 2:2011.4.12-5.el5 set to be updated
> 13:58:47 : --> Processing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 for package: ntfsprogs
> 13:58:48 : ---> Package perl.i386 4:5.8.8-32.el5_7.6 set to be updated
> 13:58:49 : ---> Package testdisk.i386 0:6.12-1.el5 set to be updated
> 13:58:50 : --> Processing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 for package: testdisk
> 13:59:14 : --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 13:59:14 : 2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386 from epel has depsolving problems
> 13:59:14 :   --> Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package \
>          2:ntfsprogs-2011.4.12-5.el5.i386 (epel)
> 13:59:14 : testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386 from epel has depsolving problems
> 13:59:14 :   --> Missing Dependency: libntfs-3g.so.81 is needed by package \
>          testdisk-6.12-1.el5.i386 (epel)
>
> 14:08:09 : Error checking package signatures: \
>          Package jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586.rpm is not signed
>
>
>
> cli responces;
>
> ]$ yum resolvedep libntfs-3g.so.81
> <snip>
> Skipping filters plugin, no data
>
> ]# yum provides "*/libntfs-3g.so.81"
> <snip>
> No Matches found
>
> ]# yum install --nogpgcheck jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586.rpm
> <snip>
> No package jdk-1.6.0_29-fcs.i586.rpm available.
> Nothing to do
>
>
> what do i need to do to get these packages installed?
>
> any and all help greatly appreciated.
>
> tia.
>
> -- 
>
> peace out.
>
> tc.hago,
>
> g
> .
>
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>
> ****
> in a free world without fences, who needs gates.
> **
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> **
> to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it.
> to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it.
> **
> The installation instructions stated to install Windows 2000 or better.
> So I installed Linux.
> **
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