Help Installing Yum

gnosbush · External Since: Jul 13, 2007 Posts: 4

Not the best idea I had, but I was getting frustrated with an error
yum kept giving me (python(abi) = 2.4 is needed) so I uninstalled it
from my RH Enterprise 5 server thinking I could easily reinstall. I
have been trying to get it installed again but have been unsuccessful.
I tried using rpm file yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm from the yum website. When
I installed it, it didn't give me any error messages but it also
didn't install. When installing it I get the following:

[root@server installed-files]# rpm -Uhv yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm
warning: yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
69886cc7
1:yum
########################################### [100%]

I also tried compiling the code from the yum website but that didn't
work. Does anyone have any other ideas of what I can do to get it
back? Thanks!

Yves Bellefeuille · External Since: Mar 16, 2005 Posts: 128

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, gnosbush wrote:

> When installing it I get the following:
>
> [root@server installed-files]# rpm -Uhv yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm
> warning: yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> 69886cc7
> 1:yum
> ########################################### [100%]

This is what's supposed to happen. Your package was installed.

--
Yves Bellefeuille
<yan.RemoveThis@storm.ca>

gnosbush · External Since: Jul 13, 2007 Posts: 4

On Jul 13, 5:09 pm, gnosb... DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
> Not the best idea I had, but I was getting frustrated with an error
> yum kept giving me (python(abi) = 2.4 is needed) so I uninstalled it
> from my RH Enterprise 5 server thinking I could easily reinstall. I
> have been trying to get it installed again but have been unsuccessful.
> I tried using rpm file yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm from the yum website. When
> I installed it, it didn't give me any error messages but it also
> didn't install. When installing it I get the following:
>
> [root@server installed-files]# rpm -Uhv yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm
> warning: yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> 69886cc7
> 1:yum
> ########################################### [100%]
>
> I also tried compiling the code from the yum website but that didn't
> work. Does anyone have any other ideas of what I can do to get it
> back? Thanks!

I finally got it working by installing the rpm found on centos. But
when I try to install httpd-devel, I get the following errors. This
was the whole reason why I uninstalled it in the first place thinking
a fresh install would solve this problem. There doesn't seem to be
much help on the internet regarding this:

Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package
rhnlib
Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package sos
Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package
dogtail
Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package
python-urlgrabber
Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 is needed by package rhel-
instnum

gnosbush · External Since: Jul 13, 2007 Posts: 4

On Jul 13, 5:51 pm, Yves Bellefeuille <y... DeleteThis @storm.ca> wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, gnosbush wrote:
> > When installing it I get the following:
>
> > [root@server installed-files]# rpm -Uhv yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm
> > warning: yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> > 69886cc7
> > 1:yum
> > ########################################### [100%]
>
> This is what's supposed to happen. Your package was installed.
>
> --
> Yves Bellefeuille
> <y... DeleteThis @storm.ca>

It didn't though until I used the centos version. Do you have any
idea how to get around the 'Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) =
2.4 is needed by package' error?

Nico · External Since: Jun 19, 2007 Posts: 29

On 13 Jul, 23:57, gnosb... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
> On Jul 13, 5:51 pm, Yves Bellefeuille <y... RemoveThis @storm.ca> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, gnosbush wrote:
> > > When installing it I get the following:
>
> > > [root@server installed-files]# rpm -Uhv yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm
> > > warning: yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
> > > 69886cc7
> > > 1:yum
> > > ########################################### [100%]
>
> > This is what's supposed to happen. Your package was installed.
>
> > --
> > Yves Bellefeuille
> > <y... RemoveThis @storm.ca>
>
> It didn't though until I used the centos version. Do you have any
> idea how to get around the 'Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) =
> 2.4 is needed by package' error?

You installed the SRPM, or source rpm. Look in /usr/src/redhat/ for
the files from that source RPM you could use to rebuild the software.
I really wish that source RPM's were named .srpm, instead of .rpm, to
make the difference clear.

You need to install the binary RPM, probably yum-3.2.1-1.i386.rpm

Mark · External Since: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3

Nico wrote:

> On 13 Jul, 23:57, gnosb....RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Jul 13, 5:51 pm, Yves Bellefeuille <y....RemoveThis@storm.ca> wrote:
>>
>> > On Fri, 13 Jul 2007, gnosbush wrote:
>> > > When installing it I get the following:
>>
>> > > [root@server installed-files]# rpm -Uhv yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm
>> > > warning: yum-3.2.1-1.src.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID
>> > > 69886cc7
>> > > 1:yum
>> > > ########################################### [100%]
>>
>> > This is what's supposed to happen. Your package was installed.
>>
>> > --
>> > Yves Bellefeuille
>> > <y....RemoveThis@storm.ca>
>>
>> It didn't though until I used the centos version. Do you have any
>> idea how to get around the 'Error: Missing Dependency: python(abi) =
>> 2.4 is needed by package' error?
>
> You installed the SRPM, or source rpm. Look in /usr/src/redhat/ for
> the files from that source RPM you could use to rebuild the software.
> I really wish that source RPM's were named .srpm, instead of .rpm, to
> make the difference clear.
>
> You need to install the binary RPM, probably yum-3.2.1-1.i386.rpm

Isn't also better to do when the package is already gone:

rpm -ivh yum-3.2.1-1.rpm
instead of
rpm -Uvh yum-3.2.1-1.rpm

"U" is for upgrade, it's intended for when you upgrade something already
installed. the OP said he'd removed yum and then wanted to reinstall it.
The man page isn't clear about whether it's ok to also use U in the
situation where the package is gone. Since update implies removing the
old package I guess it just looks around in the proper locations
and is happy if the files are already gone.

Mark