For the freetype error with yumex, I have only selected the sl-base and 
sl-errata, but at some time I must have used atrpms to install some 
incompatible-with-everything and impossible-to-remove version of 
freetype (note the conflicting packages end in .at).

As for the beecrypt/python problem, I am using yum from the terminal 
(not yumex) and the default repo config supplied by SL43 (I made no 
manual changes to repo config files).

Thanks.  -Michael


Troy Dawson wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> Looking through this, it's hard for me to tell what repositories you are 
> using, or if you are creating your own local repository.
> What repositories are you using?
> Troy
> 
> Michael Malik wrote:
>> Here is a problem I have been experiencing for many weeks (see below), 
>> waiting for perhaps a bug fix or newer version of one of the update 
>> applications.  I have tried to resolve this with apt-get, yum, and 
>> smart -- none have worked for me.  I can't see why the new packages 
>> require python 2.3 when I have python 2.4 installed -- is there no 
>> backward compatibility built into python24?
>>
>> I am also getting errors when trying to update freetype: it indicates 
>> that while a newer version is available, it conflicts with the old 
>> version and so any newer applications which need freetype = (something 
>> I can't get) the update/install will fail for those as well.  Is there 
>> any way to force the new freetype, ignoring conflicts, or is that just 
>> a bad idea?  Anyway, here's the yumex error related to freetype:
>>
>> /nTransaction Check Error:   file /usr/lib/libttf.so.2.3.0 from 
>> install of freetype-2.1.9-4.el4 conflicts with file from package 
>> libttf2-2.1.9-1_4.el4.at
>>   file /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6.3.7 from install of 
>> freetype-2.1.9-4.el4 conflicts with file from package 
>> libfreetype6-2.1.9-1_4.el4.at
>>
>> (Also note the error in the text message that yumex provides:  there 
>> should not be a "/n" in the beginning, where it appears that the 
>> author intended to tell some C compiler to begin a new line, but 
>> somehow was taken as actual text.  This appears on every debug message 
>> I get from yumex, which is no big deal but would be nicer without it).
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Here's the output related to the python problem:
>>
>> # yum update beecrypt
>> Loading "kernel-module" plugin
>> Setting up Update Process
>> Setting up repositories
>> Reading repository metadata in from local files
>> Resolving Dependencies
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package beecrypt.x86_64 0:4.1.2-10.1_13.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package beecrypt.i386 0:4.1.2-10.1_13.el4.at set to be updated
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: libbeecrypt.so.6()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-build
>> --> Processing Dependency: libbeecrypt.so.6()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-libs
>> --> Processing Dependency: libbeecrypt.so.6()(64bit) for package: apt
>> --> Processing Dependency: libbeecrypt.so.6()(64bit) for package: rpm
>> --> Processing Dependency: libbeecrypt.so.6()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: libbeecrypt.so.6()(64bit) for package: 
>> net-snmp
>> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package rpm-build.x86_64 0:4.4.2-15.1_58.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package rpm.x86_64 0:4.4.2-15.1_58.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package libbeecrypt6.x86_64 0:4.1.2-10.1_13.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package apt.x86_64 1:0.5.15lorg3.2-67.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package rpm-devel.x86_64 0:4.4.2-15.1_58.el4.at set to be updated
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmio-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: rpm
>> --> Processing Dependency: popt = 1.10.2 for package: rpm
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmio-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpm-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: apt
>> --> Processing Dependency: rpm = 4.3.3-13_nonptl for package: rpm-python
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmbuild-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: rpm
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmdb-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: rpm
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmdb-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-build
>> --> Processing Dependency: apt = 0.5.15lorg3.2-1.el4.rf for package: 
>> apt-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmbuild-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-build
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmio-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: apt
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmdb-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: apt
>> --> Processing Dependency: neon-devel for package: rpm-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpm4.4 = 4.4.2 for package: rpm
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmdb-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpm-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: rpm-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpm-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: rpm-build
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpm4.4 = 4.4.2 for package: rpm-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmio-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: 
>> rpm-build
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpm-4.4.so()(64bit) for package: rpm
>> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package neon-devel.x86_64 0:0.24.7-5.99_3.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package apt-devel.x86_64 1:0.5.15lorg3.2-67.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package popt.x86_64 0:1.10.2-15.1_58.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package librpm4.4.x86_64 0:4.4.2-15.1_58.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package rpm-python.x86_64 0:4.4.2-15.1_58.el4.at set to be updated
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmio-4.3.so()(64bit) for package: net-snmp
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 for package: rpm-python
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpmdb-4.3.so()(64bit) for package: net-snmp
>> --> Processing Dependency: librpm-4.3.so()(64bit) for package: net-snmp
>> --> Processing Dependency: neon = 0.24.7-5.99_3.el4.at for package: 
>> neon-devel
>> --> Processing Dependency: rpmmodule.so()(64bit) for package: smart
>> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package librpm4.3.x86_64 0:4.3.3-8_41.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package neon.x86_64 0:0.24.7-5.99_3.el4.at set to be updated
>> ---> Package smart.x86_64 0:0.42-36.el4.at set to be updated
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 for package: rpm-python
>> --> Processing Dependency: smart-config for package: smart
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 for package: smart
>> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package atrpms-package-config.x86_64 0:110-1.el4.at set to be 
>> updated
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 for package: rpm-python
>> --> Processing Dependency: /usr/lib/yum-plugins/kmdl.py for package: 
>> atrpms-package-config
>> Importing Additional filelist information for dependency resolution
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 for package: smart
>> --> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
>> --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
>> ---> Package yum-plugin-kmdl.noarch 0:0.2-3.el4.at set to be updated
>> --> Running transaction check
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 for package: rpm-python
>> --> Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 for package: smart
>> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
>> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 is needed by package 
>> rpm-python
>> Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.3 is needed by package smart
>>
>> Thanks for your help!  -Michael
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