Why yum is installing exim,mysql,perl-DBI packages as dependencies of package redhat-lsb for some system ?
Issue
-
The
redhat-lsb
is showing dependency forexim
,mysql
,perl-DBI
packages on some systems only, on other systems these dependencies are not shown. -
Odd package dependency behaviour when trying to install
redhat-lsb
package,
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
redhat-lsb i386 4.0-2.1.4.el5 clone-aligned-rhel-x86_64-server-5 25 k
redhat-lsb x86_64 4.0-2.1.4.el5 clone-aligned-rhel-x86_64-server-5 24 k
Installing for dependencies:
exim x86_64 4.63-10.el5 clone-aligned-rhel-x86_64-server-5 1.2 M
mysql x86_64 5.0.95-3.el5 clone-aligned-rhel-x86_64-server-5 4.9 M
perl-DBI x86_64 1.52-2.el5 clone-aligned-rhel-x86_64-server-5 605 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 5 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)
Total download size: 6.8 M
Is this ok [y/N]: N
Exiting on user Command
Complete!
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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