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Stefan Martin's profile image
Stefan Martin posted Wed April 22, 2026 05:54 AM

Hello,

when I use the `createrepo` command to build the XML-based RPM metadata repository from a set of RPMs, I receive these messages: 

    Warning: RPM v3 packages are deprecated

and  this message:

   Warning: Package 'bash-0:4.2-3.ppc' has duplicate metadata entries, only one should exist Warning: Sourced from location: 'bash/bash-4.2-3.aix6.1.ppc.rpm', build timestamp: 1412001759 Warning: Sourced from location: 'bash/bash-4.2-3.aix5.3.ppc.rpm', build timestamp: 1412005793

How can I resolve these issues? Is it possible to remove older RPM files from the repositories?

José Pina Coelho's profile image
José Pina Coelho posted Thu April 23, 2026 04:28 AM

That's a package from 2014... it's getting a bit long in the tooth, and it has about a million bugs.  

If you still have AIX 6.1, you should get the latest bash that was compiled for 6.1 from  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/bash/ , you'll find bash-5.1.4-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm (from 2025-05-05).

If you no longer have AIX 6.1, you should remove it.

Stefan Martin's profile image
Stefan Martin posted Thu April 23, 2026 08:04 AM

Hello,

can I delete the old files in the file system and then rebuild the databases using the `createrepo` command? 

What happens if I then run another `reposync` against the IBM sources?

José Pina Coelho's profile image
José Pina Coelho posted Thu April 23, 2026 08:51 AM

You can delete the old files, preferably after replacing them with more recent versions.

As to reposync, it has a flag to pull only the latest version (-n).

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