> On 23 Aug 2016, at 09:43, John Pilkington <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> On 23/08/16 03:53, afeng wrote:
>> Dear all:
>>
>> there is a question when I yum update my scientific linux 6.8, this message is below
>>
>>
>> Running rpm_check_debug
>> Running Transaction Test
>>
>>
>> Transaction Check Error:
>> file /lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 from install of alsa-lib-1.1.0-4.el6.i686 conflicts with file from package libasound2-1.0.24.1-35.el6.i686
>>
>> what should I do? thanks!
>>
> I think the usual procedure is
>
> rpm -e --nodeps libasound2-1.0.24.1-35.el6.i686
>
> and try again - but I always forget how much of the package name has to be specified; perhaps drop the 'el6.i686'
Looks like it's from a dead 3rd party repo - "yum remove libasound2" is probably the right thing to do.