[Triumf-linux-managers] SL4: Seamonkey instructions

[Konstantin Olchanski]

An update to the SL4 mozilla->seamonkey rename fiasco.

Since there has been no activity from SL maintainers,
I assume the failure we see is caused by something we
do locally at TRIUMF and I am now providing scripts
to bring SL4 systems to a state where automatic yum updates
would work again.

Go to /triumfcs/trshare/olchansk/linux/triumf-update, inspect
and run the "fix-SL4-*.sh" scripts.

The first script fixes the yum failure cause by unsigned Java
rpms (one hopes SUN will eventually start signing their RPMs).

The second script fixes the seamonkey rename by removing most
mozilla RPMs and installing most of the replacement seamonkey
RPMs.

K.O.


On Sun, Aug 06, 2006 at 02:34:07PM -0700, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:
> 
> FYI, current SL errata include "seamonkey" rpms that are supposed
> to replace the "mozilla" rpms. "yum" used by the automatic update
> script cannot handle this replacement and all automatic and manual
> updates of SL4 are presently failing.
> 
> This seems to be part of an unannounced revolution in redhat-land:
> recently, without much warning, firefox-1.something was replaced
> by firefox-1.5.something (yum handled this correctly), now
> mozilla is being renamed/replaced as seamonkey (yum bombed).
> 
> I am sure there are good reasons for all these gyrations,
> but users tend to become confused ("what happened to my mozilla?")
> and unhappy ("why things change without warning?").
> 
> I am sure we are not the only ones affected by the failing
> updates and I would give Red Hat and SL a few more days to sort
> things out before we take some local action.
> 
> -- 
> Konstantin Olchanski
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> Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
> Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada
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Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada