And now to the list as well... On 4 Sep 2011 10:01, "Niels de Vos" <ni...@nixpanic.net> wrote: > On 4 Sep 2011 09:45, "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjo...@redhat.com> wrote: >> >> I get this error all the time, but I can't find a coherent explanation >> for what it means. >> >> What is the precise meaning of the "protected multilib versions" error? >> >> # yum install /lib/ld-linux.so.2 >> [...] >> Error: Protected multilib versions: glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 != > glibc-2.14.90-1.x86_64 >> >> # yum install /lib/ld-linux.so.2 glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, presto, refresh-packagekit >> Setting up Install Process >> Package glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 already installed and latest version >> Resolving Dependencies >> --> Running transaction check >> ---> Package glibc.i686 0:2.14.90-4 will be installed >> --> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so for package: glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 >> --> Processing Dependency: libfreebl3.so(NSSRAWHASH_3.12.3) for package: > glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 >> --> Running transaction check >> ---> Package nss-softokn-freebl.i686 0:3.12.10-4.fc16 will be installed >> --> Finished Dependency Resolution >> Error: Protected multilib versions: glibc-2.14.90-4.i686 != > glibc-2.14.90-1.x86_64 >> >> # yum install glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> Loaded plugins: auto-update-debuginfo, presto, refresh-packagekit >> Setting up Install Process >> Package glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 already installed and latest version >> Nothing to do >> >> Bonus question. How come rpm/yum has allowed me to install multiple >> different versions of glibc? (I have never knowingly forced any >> installation on this machine). >> >> # rpm -qa | grep glibc >> glibc-utils-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-2.14.90-1.x86_64 >> glibc-headers-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-debuginfo-common-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-static-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-debuginfo-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-devel-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-debuginfo-common-2.14-2.x86_64 >> glibc-common-2.14.90-4.x86_64 >> glibc-common-2.14.90-1.x86_64 > > It seems that you have 2x glibc.x86_64, not a 32-bit one. Likely some > previous update was interrupted and never finished? yum-complete-transaction > or similar might be able to help you here. > > Hth, > Niels > >> >> Rich. >> >> -- >> Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat > http://people.redhat.com/~rjones >> libguestfs lets you edit virtual machines. Supports shell scripting, >> bindings from many languages. http://libguestfs.org >> -- >> devel mailing list >> devel@lists.fedoraproject.org >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
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