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red hat package error libXfont

Running into an issue when running yum update. On this redHat 6 server, this package is giving an error.

Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libXfont.x86_64 0:1.4.5-2.el6 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libXfont = 1.4.5-2.el6 for package: libXfont-devel-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64
---> Package libXfont.x86_64 0:1.4.5-3.el6_5 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: libXfont-devel-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64 (@ol6_latest)
           Requires: libXfont = 1.4.5-2.el6
           Removing: libXfont-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64 (@anaconda-RedHatEnterpriseLinux-201301301459.x86_64/6.4)
               libXfont = 1.4.5-2.el6
           Updated By: libXfont-1.4.5-3.el6_5.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-rpms)
               libXfont = 1.4.5-3.el6_5
           Available: libXfont-1.4.1-1.el6.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-rpms)
               libXfont = 1.4.1-1.el6
           Available: libXfont-1.4.1-2.el6_1.x86_64 (rhel-6-server-rpms)
               libXfont = 1.4.1-2.el6_1
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

I then run the command with --skip-broken and get this:

Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libXfont.x86_64 0:1.4.5-2.el6 will be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libXfont = 1.4.5-2.el6 for package: libXfont-devel-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64
---> Package libXfont.x86_64 0:1.4.5-3.el6_5 will be an update

Packages skipped because of dependency problems:
    libXfont-1.4.5-3.el6_5.x86_64 from rhel-6-server-rpms


Appreciate the help.
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What repos  do you have enabled? Have you try 'skin-broken'?

  yum update --skip-broken

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what happens when you do yum update libXfont-devel ?
does it show it will update libXfont also under "updating for dependencies" ?
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This looks like an error in the package dependencies:
Error: Package: libXfont-devel-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64 (@ol6_latest)
           Requires: libXfont = 1.4.5-2.el6
The 64-bit devel package is claiming to require the 32-bit base package.
Re-install libXfont-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64 , then fetch libXfont-devel-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64.rpm and manually install it:
rpm -ivh --nodeps libXfont-devel-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
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Mazdajai
the results of --skip-broken are in the initial question.

Seth Simmons
It says No Packages marked for Update

Duncan Roe
I ran yum remove libXfont-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64
and it removed it:
 
I then reinstalled with no errors
yum install libXfont-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64

Running the rpm command gave me this:
 error: open of libXfont-devel-1.4.5-2.el6.x86_64.rpm failed: No such file or directory
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Duncan Roe - thanks for the assistance.