You could try to remove the kernel-modules-extra-4.20.8-200.fc29.x86_64 package as it seems to be a leftover. First verify which kernel you are running.
uname -r
If that differs from the version for kernel-modules-extra-4.20.8-200.fc29.x86_64 you can remove that package.
I got exactly this once Iād already upgraded to Fedora 30.
Every time dnf wanted to upgrade a kernel, I got this message. Note that itās the DELETION of the OLDEST kernel thatās the problem and the oldest kernel that dnf shows in its āconflicting requestā message
The only way round it that Iāve found is to use ārpm -eā to erase the offending kernel packages. The recommended way is to use dnf for everything, but trying to remove these kernels via dnf, I still had dnf barf on me, even when I tried ādnf removeā.
Anyway ārpm -eā shouldāt really be a problem since itās a kernel that dnf would remove anyway in this transaction if it didnāt barf.
Thanks to both thomaswood and jonathans for their help. That got me to the next step - but also to another error when I run ādnf upgrade --refreshā . It downloads over 500 package/updates and then ends with this:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
The downloaded packages were saved in cache until the next successful transaction.
You can remove cached packages by executing 'dnf clean packages'.
Error: Transaction check error:
file /usr/share/doc/libjpeg-turbo/ChangeLog.md from install of libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.i686 conflicts with file from package libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/licenses/libjpeg-turbo/LICENSE.md from install of libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.i686 conflicts with file from package libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/man/man5/ldap.conf.5.gz from install of openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.i686 conflicts with file from package openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
Error Summary
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Not sure if I should open a new problem or not.
R.J.
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These appear to be package conflicts between the 32bit packages and the 64bit ones that need to be installed as upgrades. The simple workaround is to remove the conflicting packages, upgrade, and re-install them if you do need them.
Out of curiosity: you have 32 bit packages installed on your 64 bit system? Did you install these?
Thanx for the prompt response. I did not knowingly install 32bit packages. But from the way the error reads it looks like the packages that are trying to install are the 32bit packages (i686 are 32bit correct?) or am I reading it wrong?
Yes, they are 32 bit packages. Generally, 32bit and 64bit packages do not conflictāthatās how you have them both installed. The two versions involved in the update, however, are conflicting here.
I would try to remove the 32 bit packagesāhopefully they wonāt pull lots of other thingsāupgrade, and then reinstall them if needed.
I expect they willāif theyāre causing trouble with normal updates, theyāll probably also cause trouble with a system-upgrade. A system-upgrade is essentially a normal update but in a fresh, pristine boot.
What does trying to remove these two packages say? Does it also try to remove lots of other packages?
Those are the two packages that the update is trying to install. The packages currently in the system are the 64-bit packages :
libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
In fact there were a number of *.i686 packages that were installed with the upgrade, but these were the only ones with conflicts. I guess the only thing to do is remove the 64 bit versions and replace them with the i686 versions, though that seems odd.
64 bit libraries cannot be updated with their 32 bit counterparts, and DNF will not suggest so.
No, Iād say removing the i686 ones is preferable. You are on a 64 bit system so all the core libraries will be x86_64. A few tools that youāve installed may have pulled in i686 libraries, but these will be optional. In general, you should be able to remove all i686 packages and your system should still function properly.
You shouldnāt have two 64 bit versions of the package installed.
Same for this one.
No, not yet. We may have caught the actual issue hereāthese duplicate packages should not be here and are likely what is causing the problem. Did an upgrade fail at some point? This suggests that the transaction didnāt complete properly.
An update may have failed at one time, not sure. Sometimes I get busy and in a hurry and just assume it worked if I was using the gnome interface to do the update. Hereās the output from the
sudo dnf reinstall libjpeg-turbo openldap
Fedora 29 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.0 kB/s | 543 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 29 - x86_64 78 kB/s | 18 kB 00:00
Fedora Modular 29 - x86_64 - Updates 47 kB/s | 18 kB 00:00
Fedora 29 - x86_64 - Updates 50 kB/s | 16 kB 00:00
Fedora 29 - x86_64 66 kB/s | 19 kB 00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Free - Updates 5.5 kB/s | 3.6 kB 00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Free 6.0 kB/s | 3.2 kB 00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Nonfree - Updates 11 kB/s | 3.7 kB 00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Nonfree 5.0 kB/s | 3.2 kB 00:00
Dependencies resolved.
================================================================================
Package Architecture Version Repository Size
================================================================================
Upgrading:
libjpeg-turbo i686 2.0.2-1.fc29 updates 167 k
openldap i686 2.4.46-10.fc29 updates 299 k
Reinstalling:
libjpeg-turbo x86_64 2.0.2-1.fc29 updates 158 k
replacing libjpeg-turbo.x86_64 2.0.2-1.fc29
openldap x86_64 2.4.46-10.fc29 updates 281 k
replacing openldap.x86_64 2.4.46-10.fc29
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Upgrade 2 Packages
Total size: 906 k
Total download size: 439 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
[SKIPPED] libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.i686.rpm: Already downloaded
[SKIPPED] openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.i686.rpm: Already downloaded
(3/4): libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.x86_64.rpm 376 kB/s | 158 kB 00:00
(4/4): openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.x86_64.rpm 634 kB/s | 281 kB 00:00
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Total 570 kB/s | 439 kB 00:00
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
The downloaded packages were saved in cache until the next successful transaction.
You can remove cached packages by executing 'dnf clean packages'.
Error: Transaction check error:
file /usr/lib64/liblber-2.4.so.2.10.9 from install of openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/lib64/libldap-2.4.so.2.10.9 from install of openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/lib64/libldap_r-2.4.so.2.10.9 from install of openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/lib64/libslapi-2.4.so.2.10.9 from install of openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/man/man5/ldap.conf.5.gz from install of openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/lib64/libjpeg.so.62.3.0 from install of libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/doc/libjpeg-turbo/ChangeLog.md from install of libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/licenses/libjpeg-turbo/LICENSE.md from install of libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.x86_64 conflicts with file from package libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/man/man5/ldap.conf.5.gz from install of openldap-2.4.46-10.fc29.i686 conflicts with file from package openldap-2.4.46-9.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/doc/libjpeg-turbo/ChangeLog.md from install of libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.i686 conflicts with file from package libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
file /usr/share/licenses/libjpeg-turbo/LICENSE.md from install of libjpeg-turbo-2.0.2-1.fc29.i686 conflicts with file from package libjpeg-turbo-2.0.0-3.fc29.x86_64
Error Summary
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Had similar issue on a centos server recently, with several conflicts & duplications after a failed update. Removing entries from the rpm database resolved the issue for me, this doesnāt actually uninstall anything. I suggest trying the following:
Thatāll be the way to go now. We do try to avoid it as much as possible, since it is hard to say if itās only a stray entry in the database. That depends on what stage of the transaction the update failed.
Please emove, reinstall, attempt upgrade, and let us know how that goes.
I would pay more attention to critical system tasks such as upgrades
SUCCESS!!! Thanks to @tjdoyle and especially @FranciscoD or all the help and time spent!
I did the remove and reinstall as suggested and then ran dnf check-update which showed a problem with the i686 versions of those packages, so I did the exact same with the i686 versions of openldap and libjpeg-turbo (remove and reinstall) and then ran the system-upgrade and all worked fine. Sorry it took me so long to get back today, but I had a bunch of prior commitments. R.J.
