yum update glibc dependency error on SL 6.1

Question

On SL6.1 I am trying to yum update glibc and it's failing I think with a conflict of sources, but I'm not too sure. I don't really know how to parse the yum error, but here it is:

# yum update glibc
Setting up Update Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.3 will be updated
---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 will be an update
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 for package: glibc-2.12-1.80.el6_3.5.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.3 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.12-1.80.el6_3.3 for package: glibc-2.12-1.80.el6_3.3.i686
---> Package glibc-common.x86_64 0:2.12-1.80.el6_3.5 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: glibc-2.12-1.80.el6_3.3.i686 (@sl-security)
           Requires: glibc-common = 2.12-1.80.el6_3.3
           Removing: glibc-common-2.12-1.80.el6_3.3.x86_64 (@sl-security)
               glibc-common = 2.12-1.80.el6_3.3
           Updated By: glibc-common-2.12-1.80.el6_3.5.x86_64 (sl-security)
               glibc-common = 2.12-1.80.el6_3.5
           Available: glibc-common-2.12-1.25.el6.x86_64 (sl)
               glibc-common = 2.12-1.25.el6
           Available: glibc-common-2.12-1.47.el6.x86_64 (sl-security)
               glibc-common = 2.12-1.47.el6
           Available: glibc-common-2.12-1.47.el6_2.5.x86_64 (sl-security)
               glibc-common = 2.12-1.47.el6_2.5
           Available: glibc-common-2.12-1.47.el6_2.9.x86_64 (sl-security)
               glibc-common = 2.12-1.47.el6_2.9

Any help given is greatly appreciated. The sl and sl-security repositories are not those provided by scientificlinux.org, rather a static mirror with only the relevant packages provided by a research partner.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '12 at 17:36

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It looks like:

yum wants to update glibc-common-2.12-1.80.el6_3.3.x86_64 to glibc-comon-2.12-1.80.el6_3.5.x86_64
the glibc-common:i686 package needs to stay in lockstep with glibc-common:x86_64
the latest version of glibc-common:i686 available is glibc-common-2.12-1.80.el6_3.3.i686
hence, it cannot resolve the two

So it appears that glibc-common-2.12-1.80.el6_3.5.i686 is missing from the update site. Resolve that and things should be OK.

answered Sep 26 '12 at 17:36

MikeyB

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Thanks @MikeyB. My solution in the end is to remove glibc.i686 since I don't really need it. – Duncan Macleod Sep 26 '12 at 17:49
OK, that works as well! By the way, convention is to upvote and accept my answer if it solved your problem. ;) – MikeyB Sep 26 '12 at 20:01
I have accepted your answer assuming it is correct (looks fine, but have not verified), but cannot upvote (reputation). – Duncan Macleod Sep 26 '12 at 20:14

yum update glibc dependency error on SL 6.1

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