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  • 1.  fresh AIX 7200-05-04-2220 install dnf update fails

    Posted Wed July 13, 2022 11:19 PM

    This is a headless lpar.
    When I do a dnf update after dnf install I get the following error. the --skip-broken option seems to be ignored if I try using it.

    # /opt/freeware/bin/dnf update
    Last metadata expiration check: 0:30:47 ago on Wed Jul 13 22:38:39 2022.
    Error:
    Problem: cannot install the best update candidate for package tk-8.4.7-3.ppc
    - nothing provides libX11.a(shr4.o) needed by tk-8.6.11-1.ppc
    - nothing provides libX11.a(shr_64.o) needed by tk-8.6.11-1.ppc
    - nothing provides libXext.a(shr.o) needed by tk-8.6.11-1.ppc
    - nothing provides libXext.a(shr_64.o) needed by tk-8.6.11-1.ppc
    (try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages or '--nobest' to use not only best candidate packages)


    I tried installing the AIX X11.base library components that are supposed to provide those libraries but I still get the error.

    # lslpp -l X11.base.lib
    Fileset Level State Description
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
    X11.base.lib 7.2.5.100 APPLIED AIXwindows Runtime Libraries

    Path: /etc/objrepos
    X11.base.lib 7.2.5.100 APPLIED AIXwindows Runtime Libraries




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    Demian Phillips
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  • 2.  RE: fresh AIX 7200-05-04-2220 install dnf update fails

    Posted Thu July 14, 2022 03:44 AM
    Run "updtvpkg" command. It will update the rpm database with the libraries installed through lpp fileset.

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    Ayappan P
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  • 3.  RE: fresh AIX 7200-05-04-2220 install dnf update fails

    Posted Thu July 14, 2022 08:29 AM
    Thanks. That got it working.

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    Demian Phillips
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