Dependency error when trying to update apache

Virtualmin
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Dear all,

As usual, I used the Virtualmin Dashboard to update “httpd, httpd-devel, httpd-tools and mod_ssl” packages when the Dashboard showed there was an update for the packages. However, this time it gives me the below error:

==========
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package httpd.x86_64 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1 will be updated
–> Processing Dependency: httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1 for package: 1:httpd-devel-2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1.x86_64
–> Processing Dependency: httpd = 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1 for package: 2:mod_ssl-2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1.x86_64
—> Package httpd.x86_64 1:2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1 will be an update
–> Processing Dependency: httpd-tools = 1:2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1 for package: 1:httpd-2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1.x86_64
–> Running transaction check
—> Package httpd-devel.x86_64 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1 will be updated
—> Package httpd-devel.x86_64 1:2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1 will be an update
–> Processing Dependency: /usr/local/bin/perl for package: 1:httpd-devel-2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1.x86_64
—> Package httpd-tools.x86_64 1:2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1 will be updated
—> Package httpd-tools.x86_64 1:2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1 will be an update
—> Package mod_ssl.x86_64 2:2.2.15-15.el6.vm.1 will be updated
—> Package mod_ssl.x86_64 2:2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1 will be an update
–> Processing Dependency: /usr/local/bin/perl for package: 1:httpd-devel-2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1.x86_64
–> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: 1:httpd-devel-2.2.15-28.el6.vm.1.x86_64 (virtualmin)
Requires: /usr/local/bin/perl
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Running “which perl” gave me “/usr/bin/perl” so I created a symlink in order to solve the problem but it still gives the same error. And “which perl” command now returns “/usr/local/bin/perl”.

I would appreciate any help which might lead to the solution of the error.

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I can confirm that I’m getting the same error and have followed the same steps highlighted by bamazy. Help would also be appreciated.

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Problem already reported here:

http://www.virtualmin.com/node/27361

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Yeah, sorry for the delay, Joe should have a fix for that pushed out soon though.

In the meantime, you can perform the Apache update by removing the httpd-devel package, if you’re not using that (most folks don’t need that package).

-Eric

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Eric, removing httpd-devel solved the problem. Thanks for the help.

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Im trying to install httpd-devel on a fresh CentOS 6.4 / Virtualmin install so I can build mod_rpaf.

Anything I can do until the fix?

The only thing I can think of is try to search for mod_rpaf in an rpm somewhere… Im new at this, but really like Virtualmin / Webin after a year or so using it.

Thanks…

(Edit: Sorry bamazy, meant to reply to someone else and didn’t see a way to remove this reply…)

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Im trying to install httpd-devel on a fresh CentOS 6.4 / Virtualmin install so I can build mod_rpaf.

Anything I can do until the fix?

The only thing I can think of is try to search for mod_rpaf in an rpm somewhere… Im new at this, but really like Virtualmin / Webin after a year or so using it.

Thanks…

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Well, you could always install the previous version of Apache from the Virtualmin repos in the meantime.

I’ll make sure Joe knows you’re waiting though :slight_smile:

-Eric

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I sat down with a cup of tea a day or two later to figure out how to downgrade my Apache on a fresh install and thought I would try to install httpd-devel to see if the problem was still there.

To my surprise and relief the developer package installed without any problems!

Many thanks to whoever fixed it!

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