MDV2008.1 Updates Issue

[Phil Edwards]

For quite a while now, every time I fire up my MDV2008.1 machine, the update manager (i.e. /usr/bin/mdkapplet) tells me that there is a newer version of the Evolution mail client available, but it can't be installed due to a missing dependency. Running an update from the command line confirms this:

 

[phile@localhost:/home/phile]
$ sudo urpmi --auto --auto-select --update
Some requested packages cannot be installed:
evolution-2.22.3.1-1.1mdv2008.1.i586 (due to unsatisfied libgpilotdconduit.so.2)
evolution-exchange-2.22.3-1.1mdv2008.1.i586 (due to unsatisfied libgpilotdconduit.so.2)
[phile@localhost:/home/phile]
$ rpm -q --whatprovides libgpilotdconduit
no package provides libgpilotdconduit

 

Based on past experience, this sort of error generally tends to be due to the repository mirror that I'm using being a bit out of date and it usually sorts itself out within a couple of days. I've been getting this message for the best part of 2 weeks and it shows no signs of going away. Other updates have been installed as normal during this period.

 

Has anybody else come across this and figured out a fix for it?

[ianw1974]

I'd remove all your repos, and then add them again and see if it's different. Also, there is a file under /var/cache/urpmi - maybe called mirrors.xml or something, you can delete this, and then when you add your urpmi sources again, it will download a new up-to-date mirror list.

[adamw]

Known and being worked on:

 

https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=46302

[Phil Edwards]

Thanks, Adam!

[Phil Edwards]

Well, according to bugzilla, Frederic owned up to breaking it, Olivier has tested the fix, now we're just waiting for somebody to push the updated package out so the mirrors can pick it up.

 

Guess I'll just have to sit and wait...