On Thursday 08 January 2004 22:38, Warren Post wrote: > Frequently when I try to update my system, rpmdrake (urpmi) tells > me that everything is already installed. For example, I have > bind-utils-9.2.0-6mdk currently installed. bind-utils-9.2.1-2.2mdk > is available on the update mirrors, but when I try to update it I > am told "everything already installed". > > If I download the rpm from the mirror and install by hand, > everything works fine, so it's not like the packages on the mirror > are damaged. > > What should I be looking at to fix this problem? I'm using > urpmi-4.0-20_82.2mdk and rpmdrake-1.4-18mdk on 8.2.
Warren - this was a well-publicised problem with 8.2. The fix was simple, though I can't remember it. It was described on the 8.2 Errata page, and I think it's still available. HTH Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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