HADOOP sofwware and requires an older version of python

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Issue

  • I need to downgrade my release of python
  • When attempting downgrading python I fail with dependency errors

  • yum downgrade fails with the below error:

    --> Processing Dependency: python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-51.el6 for package: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64
 ---> Package python.x86_64 0:2.6.6-66.el6_8 will be erased
 --> Finished Dependency Resolution
 Error: Package: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
       Requires: python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-51.el6
       Installed: python-libs-2.6.6-66.el6_8.x86_64 (@rhel-x86_64-server-6)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-66.el6_8
       Available: python-libs-2.6.5-3.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.5-3.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.5-3.el6_0.2.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.5-3.el6_0.2
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-20.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-20.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-29.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-29.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-29.el6_2.2.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-29.el6_2.2
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-29.el6_3.3.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
Error: Package: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
       Requires: python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-51.el6
       Installed: python-libs-2.6.6-66.el6_8.x86_64 (@rhel-x86_64-server-6)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-66.el6_8
       Available: python-libs-2.6.5-3.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.5-3.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.5-3.el6_0.2.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.5-3.el6_0.2
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-20.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-20.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-29.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-29.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-29.el6_2.2.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-29.el6_2.2
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-29.el6_3.3.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-29.el6_3.3
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-36.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-36.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-37.el6_4.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-37.el6_4
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-51.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-52.el6
       Available: python-libs-2.6.6-64.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-eus-rpms)
           python-libs(x86-64) = 2.6.6-64.el6

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4,x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
  • Python

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