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What to do when a CentOS 7 yum update fails?
Sometimes you can simply install the missing dependencies manually, and then execute the initial command again. Version conflicts can be fixed by uninstalling the package found on the system. In some cases, the only option is to configure an additional repository where the correct dependency can be found.
Why are there duplicate packages in yum update?
This may happen due to a yum update gets halted unexpectedly earlier, resulting in the presence of duplicate packages, as older packages have not been removed from the system. “yum update” fails with “[package version 1] is a duplicate with [package version 2]” – The Geek Diary
How can I instruct Yum to install a specific version of?
As far as installing a particular version? You can append the version info to the name of the package, removing the architecture name, like so: $ sudo yum install – . For example in this case if I wanted to install the older version, 2.4.6-6 I’d do the following: $ sudo yum install httpd-2.4.6-6.
What happens if Yum Command doesn’t work?
If the command fails to work, due to various reasons, the update, installation and removal of packages becomes a very difficult task. While software can still be installed from RPMs or compiled from source, yum has many advantages such as the automatic installation of dependencies and easy system updates.
Why is my Yum not up to date?
Yum will normally install and update any dependencies automatically, without additional user input. There are cases however when a package can’t be installed because a dependency is not found or is the wrong version. This issue can be quite complex and there is no general fix available for it.
Where is the database located in yum update?
yum update Yum’s own package information database is stored under the folder /var/lib/yum/yumdb and can be accessed using the yumdb command (part of the yum-utils package). When the database is broken, it can trigger the “database disk image is malformed” error when running yum. In most cases, the issue is easily fixed with this command:
Is there a dependency conflict in CentOS 7?
On a newly installed CentOS 7 operatind system i am having this error while trying to run yum update
Why is Yum out of sync with CentOS?
Your yum repositories are out of sync with each other. Your base repository is showing files from CentOS 7.1 or 7.2 (I can’t be sure which) but your updates repository is showing files from CentOS 7.3.