[X2Go-Dev] Bug#563: Bug#563: packages broken

[A]

On 08/06/2014 09:41 AM, Mike Gabriel wrote:
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
>
> Hi "A",
>
> On  Mi 06 Aug 2014 18:26:24 CEST, A wrote:
>
>> Package: x2goserver
>> Version: Since the wiki doesn't say, and I'm unable to install it - I 
>> don't know what version but I presume the latest?
>>
>>
>> CentOS 5
>>
>> Transaction Check Error:
>> /usr/share/man/man3/Sys::Syslog.3pm.gz from install of 
>> perl-Sys-Syslog-0.27-1.el5.rf.i386 conflicts with file from package 
>> perl-5.8.8-41.el5.i386
>>
>> Conversation in IRC:
>>
>> [08:42] <geppetto> it's a packaging problem … yum can't see file 
>> conflicts
>> [08:42] <geppetto> the fedora policy is that if you have a file 
>> conflict you have to promote it to a real conflict
>> [08:42] <geppetto> but that's not QA'd :(
>>
>> [08:43] <geppetto> don't use the .rf. repo? … use a newer perl from 
>> the .rf repo?
>>
>> [08:43] <geppetto> Maybe install an older version of perl-SysSylog 
>> from the .rf repo. … if that doesn't have file conflicts
>>
>>
>> [08:48] <geppetto> Those packages are conflicting with the ones from 
>> your distro. … but using file conflicts
>
> Sorry, I cannot read your mind here...
>
> Where are you trying to install X2Go from??? What are the steps you 
> are making.
>
> Mike

I merely followed the instructions for installing a RHEL 5 based OS 
(centOS 5) from here: http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/wiki:repositories:redhat