Hi, All. For what it's worth, our systems appear to have two versions of lam-devel and lam-libs after upgrading from SL4.5 to SL4.8:
------ [r...@lnx100 ~]# rpm -qi lam-devel Name : lam-devel Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 7.1.2 Vendor: Scientific Linux Release : 8 Build Date: Fri 04 May 2007 01:50:22 AM EDT Install Date: Tue 21 Aug 2007 04:28:45 AM EDT Build Host: yort.fnal.gov Group : Development/Libraries Source RPM: lam-7.1.2-8.src.rpm Size : 5043907 License: BSD Signature : DSA/SHA1, Tue 22 May 2007 04:47:48 PM EDT, Key ID 25dbef78a7048f8d URL : http://www.lam-mpi.org/ Summary : Development files for LAM Description : Contains development headers and libraries for LAM Name : lam-devel Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 7.1.2 Vendor: Scientific Linux Release : 15.el4 Build Date: Sat 26 Jul 2008 10:59:07 PM EDT Install Date: Mon 04 Jan 2010 11:36:23 AM EST Build Host: yort1.fnal.gov Group : Development/Libraries Source RPM: lam-7.1.2-15.el4.src.rpm Size : 5376440 License: BSD Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat 26 Jul 2008 08:25:26 PM EDT, Key ID da6ad00882fd17b2 URL : http://www.lam-mpi.org/ Summary : Development files for LAM Description : Contains development headers and libraries for LAM [r...@lnx100 ~]# rpm -qi lam-libs Name : lam-libs Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 7.1.2 Vendor: Scientific Linux Release : 8 Build Date: Fri 04 May 2007 01:50:22 AM EDT Install Date: Tue 21 Aug 2007 04:28:29 AM EDT Build Host: yort.fnal.gov Group : System/Libraries Source RPM: lam-7.1.2-8.src.rpm Size : 1051049 License: BSD Signature : DSA/SHA1, Tue 22 May 2007 04:47:48 PM EDT, Key ID 25dbef78a7048f8d URL : http://www.lam-mpi.org/ Summary : Libraries for LAM Description : Runtime libraries for LAM Name : lam-libs Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 7.1.2 Vendor: Scientific Linux Release : 15.el4 Build Date: Sat 26 Jul 2008 10:59:07 PM EDT Install Date: Mon 04 Jan 2010 11:32:16 AM EST Build Host: yort1.fnal.gov Group : System/Libraries Source RPM: lam-7.1.2-15.el4.src.rpm Size : 2495001 License: BSD Signature : DSA/SHA1, Sat 26 Jul 2008 08:25:27 PM EDT, Key ID da6ad00882fd17b2 URL : http://www.lam-mpi.org/ Summary : Libraries for LAM Description : Runtime libraries for LAM ------ I am unable to remove the older packages via yum, and instead need to use "rpm -e --nopreun". ------ [r...@lnx100 ~]# yum remove lam-devel-7.1.2-8 lam-libs-7.1.2-8 Loading "kernel-module" plugin Setting up Remove Process Resolving Dependencies --> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait. ---> Package lam-devel.i386 2:7.1.2-8 set to be erased ---> Package lam-libs.i386 2:7.1.2-8 set to be erased --> Running transaction check Beginning Kernel Module Plugin Finished Kernel Module Plugin Dependencies Resolved ============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================= Removing: lam-devel i386 2:7.1.2-8 installed 4.8 M lam-libs i386 2:7.1.2-8 installed 1.0 M Transaction Summary ============================================================================= Install 0 Package(s) Update 0 Package(s) Remove 2 Package(s) Total download size: 0 Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running Transaction Test Finished Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded Running Transaction error: %preun(lam-libs-7.1.2-8.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 2 error: %preun(lam-devel-7.1.2-8.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 2 Removed: lam-devel.i386 2:7.1.2-8 lam-libs.i386 2:7.1.2-8 Complete! [r...@lnx100 ~]# rpm -qi lam-devel-7.1.2-8 Name : lam-devel Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 7.1.2 Vendor: Scientific Linux Release : 8 Build Date: Fri 04 May 2007 01:50:22 AM EDT Install Date: Tue 21 Aug 2007 04:28:45 AM EDT Build Host: yort.fnal.gov Group : Development/Libraries Source RPM: lam-7.1.2-8.src.rpm Size : 5043907 License: BSD Signature : DSA/SHA1, Tue 22 May 2007 04:47:48 PM EDT, Key ID 25dbef78a7048f8d URL : http://www.lam-mpi.org/ Summary : Development files for LAM Description : Contains development headers and libraries for LAM [r...@lnx100 ~]# rpm -e --nopreun lam-devel-7.1.2-8 lam-libs-7.1.2-8 ------ Sincerely, Devin
