$ sudo yum install solve-halting-problem Loading "installonlyn" plugin Setting up Install Process Setting up repositories Reading repository metadata in from local files Parsing package install arguments Nothing to do
Bullshit. Nicholas Clark PS as to why - well, yum is documented as firstly trying to install the package, and if that is not recognised, treat it as a globbing pattern. I infer that if the glob matches nothing, yum treats it as a zero length list, rather than an error condition. Hateful.
