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  • 1.  postgresql-lib: odd version conflict

    Posted Thu January 30, 2025 07:00 AM

    dnf update gives this strange conflict message...seems exaggerated.

    Error:
     Problem: package nagios-plugins-2.4.9-1.ppc requires postgresql15-libs >= 15.5, but none of the providers can be installed
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.10-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.5-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.6-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.8-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - cannot install the best update candidate for package postgresql-libs-11.19-1.ppc
      - cannot install the best update candidate for package nagios-plugins-2.3.3-1.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@aixtest01: /root # rpm -qa | grep post
    postgresql-libs-11.19-1.ppc
    


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  • 2.  RE: postgresql-lib: odd version conflict

    Posted Fri January 31, 2025 04:25 AM

    Hello,

    Please update the postgresql-libs rpm. You can refer the following post for the steps.

    https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/discussion/postgresql-15-in-aix-toolbox



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  • 3.  RE: postgresql-lib: odd version conflict

    Posted Mon February 03, 2025 04:56 AM

    does not work

    root@aixtest01: /root # dnf update postgresql-libs
    AIX generic repository                                                                                                                                                                                       697 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00
    AIX noarch repository                                                                                                                                                                                        812 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00
    AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                                                                                  989 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00
    ITSV generic repository                                                                                                                                                                                      750 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00
    ITSV noarch repository                                                                                                                                                                                       927 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00
    ITSV AIX 7.3 specific repository                                                                                                                                                                             318 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00
    Dependencies resolved.
    =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
     Package                                                        Architecture                                       Version                                                  Repository                                                  Size
    =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
    Upgrading:
     postgresql-libs                                                ppc                                                11.21-1                                                  AIX_Toolbox                                                1.6 M
    
    Transaction Summary
    =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
    Upgrade  1 Package
    
    Total download size: 1.6 M
    Is this ok [y/N]: y
    Downloading Packages:
    postgresql-libs-11.21-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm                                                                                                                                                                        45 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total                                                                                                                                                                                                         43 MB/s | 1.6 MB     00:00
    Running transaction check
    Transaction check succeeded.
    Running transaction test
    Transaction test succeeded.
    Running transaction
      Preparing        :                                                                                                                                                                                                                     1/1
      Upgrading        : postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc                                                                                                                                                                                         1/2
      Cleanup          : postgresql-libs-11.19-1.ppc                                                                                                                                                                                         2/2
      Verifying        : postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc                                                                                                                                                                                         1/2
      Verifying        : postgresql-libs-11.19-1.ppc                                                                                                                                                                                         2/2
    
    Upgraded:
      postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
    
    Complete!
    root@aixtest01: /root # dnf update
    Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:16 ago on Mon Feb  3 10:54:18 CET 2025.
    Error:
     Problem: package nagios-plugins-2.4.9-1.ppc requires postgresql15-libs >= 15.5, but none of the providers can be installed
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.10-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.5-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.6-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - package postgresql15-libs-15.8-1.ppc conflicts with postgresql-libs < 15 provided by postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - cannot install the best update candidate for package postgresql-libs-11.21-1.ppc
      - cannot install the best update candidate for package nagios-plugins-2.3.3-1.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)


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  • 4.  RE: postgresql-lib: odd version conflict

    Posted Tue February 04, 2025 04:10 AM

    You can remove the postgresql-libs rpm and then run "dnf update".



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