[mythtv-users] yum upgrade "freezes" - can't continue

[Al McIntosh]

Michael Haan wrote:

> This has happened multiple times now.  Following Jarod's guide, I do a 
> fresh install of FC4 x86_64 then run "yum upgrade".  Somewhere along 
> the way it "pauses".  The machine isn't frozen as I can break out of 
> the upgrade by hitting ctrl-Z.  But then, re-running yum upgrade  
> gives me something about net-snmp being needed for net-snmp-libs.  
> Anyone else seen this and/or know how to get past it?



Sounds like you will not be using snmp. You could try `rpm -e --test 
net-snmp net-snmp-libs` if there are no complicated conflicts
then I would just remove it with rpm -e --test net-snmp net-snmp-libs.

Also, when you use ctrl-Z it does not kill a process it simply suspends 
it. By doing so you could have many instances of yum sleeping in the 
background.  Use ctrl-C instead if you are trying to kill a hung 
process. You can use 'jobs' to query processes running in your current 
shell. Or use ps -ef or top to see if you have yum sleeping. With regard 
to yum this could pose potential issues with open locks.