Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Shahir,

From the output you shared, I can see that the dnf update operation was aborted at the prompt, so I don't see any actual error in the output provided.

Could you please share the exact error or issue you're encountering when running dnf update?

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Lakhmi,

Sorry my last post was not posted properly, see below for the error

 pcre2                ppc     10.45-2           Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.5 M
 perl                 ppc     1:5.38.5-1        Local_AIX_Toolbox          29 M
 pixman               ppc     0.42.2-1          Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.6 M
 xz-libs              ppc     5.8.1-1           Local_AIX_Toolbox         585 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@AIXHost003:/#

Thank you.

Hi Shahir,

From the output you shared, I can see that the dnf update operation was aborted at the prompt, so I don't see any actual error in the output provided.

Could you please share the exact error or issue you're encountering when running dnf update?

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

1. rpm -e db4
2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Lakhmi,

Sorry my last post was not posted properly, see below for the error

 pcre2                ppc     10.45-2           Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.5 M
 perl                 ppc     1:5.38.5-1        Local_AIX_Toolbox          29 M
 pixman               ppc     0.42.2-1          Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.6 M
 xz-libs              ppc     5.8.1-1           Local_AIX_Toolbox         585 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@AIXHost003:/#

Thank you.

Hi Shahir,

From the output you shared, I can see that the dnf update operation was aborted at the prompt, so I don't see any actual error in the output provided.

Could you please share the exact error or issue you're encountering when running dnf update?

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

1. rpm -e db4
2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Lakhmi,

Sorry my last post was not posted properly, see below for the error

 pcre2                ppc     10.45-2           Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.5 M
 perl                 ppc     1:5.38.5-1        Local_AIX_Toolbox          29 M
 pixman               ppc     0.42.2-1          Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.6 M
 xz-libs              ppc     5.8.1-1           Local_AIX_Toolbox         585 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@AIXHost003:/#

Thank you.

Hi Shahir,

From the output you shared, I can see that the dnf update operation was aborted at the prompt, so I don't see any actual error in the output provided.

Could you please share the exact error or issue you're encountering when running dnf update?

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Lakshmi

 nettle                                             ppc                                3.10.1-1                                     Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   3.1 M
 npth                                               ppc                                1.5-1                                        Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   220 k
 pcre2                                              ppc                                10.45-2                                      Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   1.5 M
 xz-libs                                            ppc                                5.8.1-1                                      Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   585 k
Removing dependent packages:
 watch                                              ppc                                3.2.8-1                                      @System                                              80 k

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  28 Packages
Upgrade  71 Packages
Remove    1 Package

Total size: 345 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_archive from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_archive_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_checkpoint from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_checkpoint_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_deadlock from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_deadlock_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_dump from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_dump_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_hotbackup from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_hotbackup_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_load from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_load_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_printlog from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_printlog_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_recover from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_recover_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_stat from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_stat_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_upgrade from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_upgrade_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_verify from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_verify_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@Host:/>>

1. rpm -e db4
2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Lakhmi,

Sorry my last post was not posted properly, see below for the error

 pcre2                ppc     10.45-2           Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.5 M
 perl                 ppc     1:5.38.5-1        Local_AIX_Toolbox          29 M
 pixman               ppc     0.42.2-1          Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.6 M
 xz-libs              ppc     5.8.1-1           Local_AIX_Toolbox         585 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@AIXHost003:/#

Thank you.

Hi Shahir,

From the output you shared, I can see that the dnf update operation was aborted at the prompt, so I don't see any actual error in the output provided.

Could you please share the exact error or issue you're encountering when running dnf update?

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

1. rpm -e db4 db4-utils
2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Lakshmi

 nettle                                             ppc                                3.10.1-1                                     Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   3.1 M
 npth                                               ppc                                1.5-1                                        Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   220 k
 pcre2                                              ppc                                10.45-2                                      Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   1.5 M
 xz-libs                                            ppc                                5.8.1-1                                      Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   585 k
Removing dependent packages:
 watch                                              ppc                                3.2.8-1                                      @System                                              80 k

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  28 Packages
Upgrade  71 Packages
Remove    1 Package

Total size: 345 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_archive from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_archive_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_checkpoint from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_checkpoint_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_deadlock from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_deadlock_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_dump from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_dump_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_hotbackup from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_hotbackup_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_load from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_load_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_printlog from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_printlog_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_recover from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_recover_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_stat from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_stat_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_upgrade from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_upgrade_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_verify from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_verify_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@Host:/>>

1. rpm -e db4
2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Lakhmi,

Sorry my last post was not posted properly, see below for the error

 pcre2                ppc     10.45-2           Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.5 M
 perl                 ppc     1:5.38.5-1        Local_AIX_Toolbox          29 M
 pixman               ppc     0.42.2-1          Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.6 M
 xz-libs              ppc     5.8.1-1           Local_AIX_Toolbox         585 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@AIXHost003:/#

Thank you.

Hi Shahir,

From the output you shared, I can see that the dnf update operation was aborted at the prompt, so I don't see any actual error in the output provided.

Could you please share the exact error or issue you're encountering when running dnf update?

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh
     

Hi Lakhsmi,

These are needed please.

Thank you

1. rpm -e db4 db4-utils
2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Lakshmi

 nettle                                             ppc                                3.10.1-1                                     Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   3.1 M
 npth                                               ppc                                1.5-1                                        Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   220 k
 pcre2                                              ppc                                10.45-2                                      Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   1.5 M
 xz-libs                                            ppc                                5.8.1-1                                      Local_AIX_Toolbox                                   585 k
Removing dependent packages:
 watch                                              ppc                                3.2.8-1                                      @System                                              80 k

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  28 Packages
Upgrade  71 Packages
Remove    1 Package

Total size: 345 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_archive from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_archive_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_checkpoint from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_checkpoint_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_deadlock from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_deadlock_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_dump from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_dump_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_hotbackup from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_hotbackup_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_load from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_load_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_printlog from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_printlog_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_recover from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_recover_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_stat from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_stat_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_upgrade from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_upgrade_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_verify from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc
  file /opt/freeware/bin/db_verify_64 from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-utils-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@Host:/>>

1. rpm -e db4
2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Lakhmi,

Sorry my last post was not posted properly, see below for the error

 pcre2                ppc     10.45-2           Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.5 M
 perl                 ppc     1:5.38.5-1        Local_AIX_Toolbox          29 M
 pixman               ppc     0.42.2-1          Local_AIX_Toolbox         1.6 M
 xz-libs              ppc     5.8.1-1           Local_AIX_Toolbox         585 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Error: Transaction test error:
  file /opt/freeware/lib/libdb.a from install of db-1:5.3.28-1.ppc conflicts with file from package db4-4.7.25-2.ppc

root@AIXHost003:/#

Thank you.

Hi Shahir,

From the output you shared, I can see that the dnf update operation was aborted at the prompt, so I don't see any actual error in the output provided.

Could you please share the exact error or issue you're encountering when running dnf update?

Hi Lakshmi,

I am getting below error now when I run dnf update

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================================================
Install  44 Packages
Upgrade  73 Packages

Total size: 391 M
Is this ok [y/N]:
Operation aborted.
root@Host003:/#

Hi Shahir,

The update is failing because the installed packages multitail-5.2.8-1 and watch-3.2.8-1 depend on ncurses 5.x libraries, which is very old. DNF is attempting to upgrade to ncurses 6.5, which provides ncurses 6.x libraries, resulting in a dependency conflict.

Could you please check whether multitail and watch are still required on this server? If they are not needed, kindly remove them and retry the update:

1. rpm -e watch multitail

2. /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update

Hi Team,

Getting below error now.

root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf repolist
repo id                                                                                    repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox                                                                          Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_73                                                                       Local AIX 7.3 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch                                                                   Local AIX noarch repository
root@AIXHost003:/# /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
Local AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                   22 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
Local AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                    25 MB/s | 859 kB     00:00
Local AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                              17 MB/s | 323 kB     00:00
Error:
 Problem 1: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libpanel.a(libpanel.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package ncurses-5.6-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package multitail-5.2.8-1.ppc
 Problem 2: cannot install both ncurses-6.5-1.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox and ncurses-5.6-1.ppc from @System
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.6), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gettext-0.21-2.ppc from Local_AIX_Toolbox requires ncurses >= 6.2, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc from @System requires libncurses.a(libncurses.so.5), but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package gettext-0.17-1.ppc
  - problem with installed package watch-3.2.8-1.ppc
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)
root@AIXHost003:/#

@Parth Patel @Lakshmi Priya Suri

Hi Shahir,

1. Pls remove the third-party OpenSSL package with --nodeps option:
    rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps

2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL :
     lslpp -l | grep openssl

3. There will be a local DNF installation script available in the path where the ISO image is mounted. Run the script from that location to install DNF locally on the system without internet access.
     Detailed steps on how to install, prerequisites, and post-installation instructions are available in the below IBM blog:
     Creating Local Repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media

Any update on this please?

I am using  ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.2-7.3_122025_LCD4107742,iso as the opensource team recommended. 

Hi Shahir,

You system has  many third party packages.

1. Remove the third-party OpenSSL package:
     rpm -e openssl-1.0.1g-1.ppc --nodeps
2. Verify the system has base OpenSSL:
     lslpp -l | grep openssl
3. Run this script to install the latest dnf:
    dnf_aixtoolbox.sh