Re: yum-complete-transaction loops...

Morgan Read <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:53:40 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.rpm.yum
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 17/12/12 14:36, James Antill wrote:
> Morgan Read <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> Hello yummies
>>
>> Running f16, 3.6.6-1.fc16.x86_64
>>
>> Yum (via "Software Updates") crashed out on me and asked me to clean up
>> with yum-complete-transaction as root.
>>
>> Now when I run "Software Updates" I get msg:
>> There are unfinished transactions remaining. Please run
>> yum-complete-transaction as root.
>>
>> But, yum-complete-transaction goes into a loop...
> [...]
>> yum update provides:
>> # yum update
> [...]
>> ** Found 1 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
>> imsettings-libs-1.2.9-4.fc16.x86_64 is a duplicate with
>> imsettings-libs-1.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64
> 
>  Just "yum remove" one of these, is probably the easiest fix.
> 
>> http://www.yousendit.com/download/WUJZblFBTXZ1YlBOTzhUQw
> 
>  Not sure, it looks like it's trying to delete almost everything and
> so will fail anyway. Not sure why it's looping though, something to do
> with the running kernel it looks like.
> 
Thank you!  All sorted, up and running again.
Regards,
M.

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