yum update will not run - error: optparse.OptionConflictError: option --downloadonly: conflicting option string(s): --downloadonly
(Doc ID 2169949.1)
Last updated on APRIL 28, 2020
Applies to:
Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and laterOracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
yum was previously being run and it was aborted. Even after running "yum clean all" the yum process still will not run.
Symptoms
When trying to run "yum update", it aborts with a stack trace ending with the message "error: optparse.OptionConflictError: option --downloadonly: conflicting option string(s): --downloadonly"
Cause
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