yum update fails with "Error: Package: 2:gimp-help-browser-2.6.9-6.el6_5.x86_64"
Issue
yum updatefails with "Error: Package: 2:gimp-help-browser-2.6.9-6.el6_5.x86_64":
# yum update gimp
Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, security,
: subscription-manager
This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite.
Setting up Update Process
rhel-x86_64-server-6 | 1.8 kB 00:00
rhel-x86_64-server-6/primary | 19 MB 00:02
rhel-x86_64-server-6 14156/14156
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gimp.x86_64 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 for package: 2:gimp-help-browser-2.6.9-6.el6_5.x86_64
---> Package gimp.x86_64 2:2.6.9-7.el6 will be an update
--> Processing Dependency: gimp-libs(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-7.el6 for package: 2:gimp-2.6.9-7.el6.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gimp.x86_64 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 for package: 2:gimp-help-browser-2.6.9-6.el6_5.x86_64
---> Package gimp-libs.x86_64 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5 will be updated
---> Package gimp-libs.x86_64 2:2.6.9-7.el6 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: 2:gimp-help-browser-2.6.9-6.el6_5.x86_64 (@rhel-x86_64-server-6)
Requires: gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5
Removing: 2:gimp-2.6.9-6.el6_5.x86_64 (@rhel-x86_64-server-6)
gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-6.el6_5
Updated By: 2:gimp-2.6.9-7.el6.x86_64 (rhel-x86_64-server-6)
gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-7.el6
Available: 2:gimp-2.6.9-4.el6.x86_64 (rhel-x86_64-server-6)
gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-4.el6
Available: 2:gimp-2.6.9-4.el6_1.1.x86_64 (rhel-x86_64-server-6)
gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-4.el6_1.1
Available: 2:gimp-2.6.9-4.el6_3.3.x86_64 (rhel-x86_64-server-6)
gimp(x86-64) = 2:2.6.9-4.el6_3.3
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
- yum
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