[SOLVED] Software Update conflict libnettle vs. lib64nettle

[hankivy]

I am running the 64 bit Mageia 5. I got a notice of a software update, tried to approve it, and it failed.

The three attached window snapshots are of the update notice, list of packages to update, and the first part of the error window.

The snapshots are in reverse order. Sorry.

[doktor5000]

The conflict is not between libnettle vs. lib64nettle (those can be installed in parallel) but the conflict ist about libnettle-devel vs. lib64nettle-devel.
The -devel packages include the same header files below /usr/include and hence conflict on those files and cannot be installed in parallel.

Explained already in
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9989
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10244
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10195

To take a closer look, please post the output of

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urpmq --list-media active --list-url
rpm -qa|sort|grep nettle

[hankivy]

I assume you are implying that I should have just one of libnettle-devel vs. lib64nettle-devel.

In a little while, I will try to uninstall the 32 bit version. Is it possible, I may need to delete several packages I want, and re-install them later?

I executed the commands you suggested. See the following.

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[hank@HIvyTower ~]$ urpmq --list-media active --list-url
Core Release http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/core/release
Core Updates http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/core/updates
Core Backports http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/core/backports
Nonfree Release http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/nonfree/release
Nonfree Updates http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/nonfree/updates
Nonfree Backports http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/nonfree/backports
Tainted Release http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/tainted/release
Tainted Backports http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/x86_64/media/tainted/backports
Core 32bit Release http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/i586/media/core/release
Core 32bit Updates http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/i586/media/core/updates
Nonfree 32bit Release http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/i586/media/nonfree/release
Nonfree 32bit Updates http://mirror.nexcess.net/mageia/distrib/5/i586/media/nonfree/updates
[hank@HIvyTower ~]$ rpm -qa | grep nettle | sort
lib64nettle4-2.7.1-6.mga5
lib64nettle5-3.0-3.mga5
lib64nettle-devel-3.0-3.mga5
libnettle2.7-devel-2.7.1-6.mga5
libnettle4-2.7.1-6.mga5
[hank@HIvyTower ~]

[doktor5000]

I assume you are implying that I should have just one of libnettle-devel vs. lib64nettle-devel.
[...]
lib64nettle-devel-3.0-3.mga5
libnettle2.7-devel-2.7.1-6.mga5

This is exactly your problem, you have both -devel packages installed. Simply uninstall the 32 bit one and be done with it.

[hankivy]

I launched the Mageia Software Management application; and selected libnettle2.7-devel-2.7.1-6.mga5 to uninstall.

It said:
Because of their dependencies, the following package(s) also need to be removed:

- lib64cups2-devel-2.0.4-1.3.mga5.x86_64
- lib64gnutls-devel-3.2.21-1.1.mga5.x86_64

I selected: OK

Eventually it uninstalled all three packages, and I was able to perform the software upgrade without any errors.

Thank you, doktor5000.