Hi,

could you please interpret what is happening here - why the downgrades ?

$ cat /etc/fedora-release Fedora release 16 (Verne)

$ yum repolist enabled ... repo id repo name status adobe-linux-i386 Adobe Systems Incorporated 18 fedora Fedora 16 - i386 19,714 updates-testing Fedora 16 - i386 - Test Updates 2,596 repolist: 22,328

# yum distro-sync Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto, priorities ... Setting up Distribution Synchronization Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package cups.i686 1:1.5.0-1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package cups.i686 1:1.5.0-5.fc16 will be erased ---> Package cups-libs.i686 1:1.5.0-1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package cups-libs.i686 1:1.5.0-5.fc16 will be erased ---> Package curl.i686 0:7.21.7-2.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package curl.i686 0:7.21.7-3.fc16 will be erased ---> Package libcurl.i686 0:7.21.7-2.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package libcurl.i686 0:7.21.7-3.fc16 will be erased ---> Package libpurple.i686 0:2.9.0-2.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package libpurple.i686 0:2.9.0-3.fc16 will be erased ---> Package pidgin.i686 0:2.9.0-2.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package pidgin.i686 0:2.9.0-3.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth-core-libs.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth-core-libs.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth-graphics-libs.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth-graphics-libs.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth-plugin-label.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth-plugin-label.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth-plugin-two-step.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth-plugin-two-step.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth-scripts.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth-scripts.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth-system-theme.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth-system-theme.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package plymouth-theme-charge.i686 0:0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package plymouth-theme-charge.i686 0:0.8.4-0.20110809.1.fc16 will be erased ---> Package pm-utils.i686 0:1.4.1-10.fc16 will be a downgrade ---> Package pm-utils.i686 0:1.4.1-11.fc16 will be erased --> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

============================================================================= Package Arch Version Repository Size ============================================================================ Downgrading: cups i686 1:1.5.0-1.fc16 fedora 2.0 M cups-libs i686 1:1.5.0-1.fc16 fedora 353 k curl i686 7.21.7-2.fc16 fedora 237 k libcurl i686 7.21.7-2.fc16 fedora 190 k libpurple i686 2.9.0-2.fc16 fedora 5.6 M pidgin i686 2.9.0-2.fc16 fedora 1.4 M plymouth i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 88 k plymouth-core-libs i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 85 k plymouth-graphics-libs i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 36 k plymouth-plugin-label i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 26 k plymouth-plugin-two-step i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 33 k plymouth-scripts i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 26 k plymouth-system-theme i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 22 k plymouth-theme-charge i686 0.8.4-0.1.20110304.1.fc16 fedora 27 k pm-utils i686 1.4.1-10.fc16 fedora 135 k

Transaction Summary ============================================================================ Downgrade 15 Packages

Total download size: 10 M Is this ok [y/N]: n Exiting on user Command

# yum list pm-utils Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks, presto, priorities ... Installed Packages pm-utils.i686 1.4.1-11.fc16 @updates-testing #

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