Install net-snmp 5.4.1 Centos5 (64bit) -> error openSSL

[spirit]

Hi all,

I've tried to install net-snmp on our CentOS5 64bit box.

When i install net-snmp-devel yum will also install openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5. But this version is already installed on this box!

openssl i686 0.9.8b-8.3.el5 base 1.4 M

When i type "y" in yum to install everything i git this error:
Transaction Check Error:
file /usr/share/man/man1/asn1parse.1ssl.gz from install of openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5 conflicts with file from package openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5
file /usr/share/man/man1/nseq.1ssl.gz from install of openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5 conflicts with file from package openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5
file /usr/share/man/man1/ocsp.1ssl.gz from install of openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5 conflicts with file from package openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5
file /usr/share/man/man1/smime.1ssl.gz from install of openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5 conflicts with file from package openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5

Error Summary
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Can someone help me, pls?

[jlasman]

Your currently installed openssl was probably installed by some other method. Best to remove it and then install again through yum.

Jeff

[spirit]

I've already tried that "yum remove openssl" but yum will also uninstall bind, mysql etc.. and i think that is't ok :)

[jlasman]

Well, that's not what I suggested. I suggested that if it was NOT installed by yum you should reinstall it through yum.

Now you're stuck with trying to figure out what you have to reinstall.

Jeff

[spirit]

No Jeff i dont remove openssl with yum, i'v tried it an sw that yum also want to remove onther packeges. Off course i answered YUM with "no" :D

The server is online and running without troubles. But i have to remove openssl en reinstall it. But i can't remove it :S

[Webcart]

The server is online and running without troubles. But i have to remove openssl en reinstall it. But i can't remove it :S
First thing I would do is checking how the original "openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5" package got installed. If it wasn't thru yum, then you probably used some automatic script which downloaded and installed the rpm. If you happen to have a copy of that RPM, it would be a good idea to check its md5 to make sure it's an authentic package. Generally speaking, it's possible to remove a package without removing its dependencies. It should be also possible to reinstall the package forcefully, replacing conflicting files. Be advised however that either way might brake your system.

I think the safest way for you would be downloading net-snmp-devel and dependant RPMs and installing them with "rpm -i" unless it's a new box that hasn't been put in production yet and you dont mind making OS reload if the need arises.

Just my 2 cents...