Oracle Linux: Yum Update Fails With Error "package_newer_version.x86_64 is a duplicate with package_older_version.x86_64
(Doc ID 2821740.1)
Last updated on JULY 14, 2022
Applies to:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and laterLinux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Linux x86-64
Symptoms
The command "yum update" fails with duplicate package error:
For eg:
Error: Package: glibc-common-2.17-292.0.1.el7.x86_64 (@pdit_ol7_latest/$releasever)
Requires: glibc = 2.17-292.0.1.el7
Removing: glibc-2.17-292.0.1.el7.i686 (@pdit_ol7_latest/$releasever)
glibc = 2.17-292.0.1.el7
Updated By: glibc-2.17-324.0.1.el7_9.i686 (ol7_latest)
glibc = 2.17-324.0.1.el7_9
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
** Found 23 pre-existing rpmdb problem(s), 'yum check' output follows:
cpp-4.8.5-44.0.3.el7.x86_64 is a duplicate with cpp-4.8.5-39.0.3.el7.x86_64
7:device-mapper-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64
7:device-mapper-event-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-event-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64
7:device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-event-libs-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64
7:device-mapper-libs-1.02.170-6.0.5.el7_9.5.x86_64 is a duplicate with 7:device-mapper-libs-1.02.158-2.0.1.el7_7.2.x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-134.0.3.el7_9.x86_64 is a duplicate with device-mapper-multipath-libs-0.4.9-127.el7.x86_64
Cause
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