Dependency loop while trying to install gcc on Fedora 17

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I'm trying to yum install gcc but getting this message.

Error: Package: glibc-common-2.15-37.fc17.i686 (@anaconda-0)
       Requires: glibc = 2.15-37.fc17
       Removing: glibc-2.15-37.fc17.i686 (@anaconda-0)
           glibc = 2.15-37.fc17
       Updated By: glibc-2.15-57.fc17.i686 (updates)
           glibc = 2.15-57.fc17
       Removing: glibc-2.15-56.fc17.i686 (installed)
           glibc = 2.15-56.fc17
       Updated By: glibc-2.15-57.fc17.i686 (updates)
           glibc = 2.15-57.fc17

And, if it's helpful:

uname -a
Linux laptop 3.3.4-5.fc17.i686.PAE #1 SMP Mon May 7 17:37:39 UTC 2012 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

I'm not really sure how to resolve these issues.. any ideas?

Michael Hampton · Answer

My guess is something's gone wrong with yum's internal cache. I'd start from a known good state:

First, connect the computer to the Internet.

Second, flush out yum's internal cache:

yum clean all

Third, apply outstanding updates:

yum upgrade

Now, try installing your program again:

yum install gcc

Dependency loop while trying to install gcc on Fedora 17

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