Why does yum fails with the error "Missing Dependency: glibc = 2.5-65 is needed by package <package_name>"

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Issue

  • Local repository is created.
  • yum install package_name, gives the following error.
  --> Missing Dependency: glibc = 2.5-65 is needed by package glibc-headers-2.5-65.x86_64 (RH5.7-Server)
Error: Missing Dependency: glibc = 2.5-65 is needed by package glibc-headers-2.5-65.x86_64 (RH5.7-Server)
Error: Missing Dependency: glibc = 2.5-65 is needed by package glibc-devel-2.5-65.x86_64 (RH5.7-Server)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

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