Yum Update Fails With Error "package_newer_ver.x86_64 is a duplicate with package_older_ver.x86_64
in Linux
Applies To:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64
Symptoms:
The command "yum update" fails with duplicate package error:
Error: Package: glibc-common-2.17-292.0.1.el7.x86_64 (@pdit_ol7_latest/$releasever) Requires: glibc = 2.17-292.0.1.el7 Removing: glibc-2.17-292.0.1.el7.i686 (@pdit_ol7_latest/$releasever) glibc = 2.17-292.0.1.el7 Updated By: glibc-2.17-324.0.1.el7_9.i686 (ol7_latest) glibc = 2.17-324.0.1.el7_9 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem ** Found 23 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows: cpp-4.8.5-44.0.3.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with cpp-4.8.5-39.0.3.el7.x86_64 7:device-mapper-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64 7:device-mapper-event-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-event-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64 7:device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64 7:device-mapper-libs-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-libs-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64 device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-134.0.3.el7_9.x86_64 is a duplicate with device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-127.el7.x86_64
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