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    <p><tt>Thank you Orio. </tt></p>
    <p><tt>This is a a good idea ! </tt></p>
    <p><tt>here is the difference between USING this line of not:
        /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf:skip_broken=1  <br>
      </tt></p>
    <p><tt>% yum --enablerepo=elrepo update<br>
        Loaded plugins: langpacks<br>
elrepo                                                                                                                     
        | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     <br>
google-chrome                                                                                                              
        | 1.3 kB  00:00:00     <br>
repos                                                                                                                      
        | 2.6 kB  00:00:00     <br>
sl                                                                                                                         
        | 3.8 kB  00:00:00     <br>
sl-extras                                                                                                                  
        | 3.1 kB  00:00:00     <br>
sl-fastbugs                                                                                                                
        | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     <br>
sl-security                                                                                                                
        | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     <br>
sl-source                                                                                                                  
        | 2.7 kB  00:00:00     <br>
virtualbox                                                                                                                 
        | 2.9 kB  00:00:00     <br>
        Resolving Dependencies<br>
        --&gt; Running transaction check<br>
        ---&gt; Package kmod-nvidia-340xx.x86_64
        0:340.107-1.el7_5.elrepo will be updated<br>
        ---&gt; Package kmod-nvidia-340xx.x86_64
        0:340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo will be an update<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(sg_alloc_table_from_pages)
        = 0xf25d238b for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(i2c_del_adapter) =
        0x28a636e9 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(i2c_add_adapter) =
        0xa6f8da46 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(drm_legacy_pci_init) =
        0xc30e01c8 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(drm_legacy_pci_exit) =
        0x0a05a9f3 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency:
        kernel(drm_gem_private_object_init) = 0xd988b27c for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(drm_gem_prime_handle_to_fd)
        = 0x5c10c073 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(drm_gem_prime_export) =
        0x35aa93ab for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency:
        kernel(drm_gem_object_put_unlocked) = 0xc2c94d29 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(drm_gem_handle_create) =
        0xbfb0502a for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(__check_object_size) =
        0x88db9f48 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel &gt;= 3.10.0-957.el7 for
        package: kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        <br>
        Packages skipped because of dependency problems:<br>
            kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64 from elrepo<br>
      </tt></p>
    <p><b><tt><br>
        </tt></b></p>
    <p><tt><tt><b>and not USING: (as
            /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf:skip_broken=0)</b><br>
        </tt></tt></p>
    <p><tt>Resolving Dependencies<br>
        --&gt; Running transaction check<br>
        ---&gt; Package kmod-nvidia-340xx.x86_64
        0:340.107-1.el7_5.elrepo will be updated<br>
        ---&gt; Package kmod-nvidia-340xx.x86_64
        0:340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo will be an update<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(sg_alloc_table_from_pages)
        = 0xf25d238b for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(i2c_del_adapter) =
        0x28a636e9 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(i2c_add_adapter) =
        0xa6f8da46 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(drm_legacy_pci_init) =
        0xc30e01c8 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Processing Dependency: kernel(drm_legacy_pci_exit) =
        0x0a05a9f3 for package:
        kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64<br>
        --&gt; Finished Dependency Resolution<br>
        Error: Package: kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64
        (elrepo)<br>
                   Requires: kernel(drm_gem_handle_create) = 0xbfb0502a<br>
                   Installed: kernel-3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64
        (@sl-security)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_handle_create) = 0x5353c8dc<br>
                   Installed: kernel-3.10.0-862.11.6.el7.x86_64
        (@sl-security)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_handle_create) = 0x5353c8dc<br>
                   Installed: kernel-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64
        (@sl-security)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_handle_create) = 0x5353c8dc<br>
        Error: Package: kmod-nvidia-340xx-340.107-2.el7_6.elrepo.x86_64
        (elrepo)<br>
                   Requires: kernel(drm_legacy_pci_init) = 0xc30e01c8<br>
                   Installed: kernel-3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64
        (@sl-security)<br>
      </tt></p>
    <p><tt>.... skipping hundred of lines...<br>
      </tt></p>
    <p><tt>               kernel(drm_gem_object_put_unlocked) =
        0xf1ef8236<br>
                   Available: kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.3.3.el7.x86_64
        (sl-security)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_object_put_unlocked) = 0xf1ef8236<br>
                   Available: kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.6.3.el7.x86_64
        (sl-security)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_object_put_unlocked) = 0xf1ef8236<br>
                   Available: kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.9.1.el7.x86_64
        (sl-fastbugs)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_object_put_unlocked) = 0xf1ef8236<br>
                   Available: kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.11.6.el7.x86_64
        (sl-security)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_object_put_unlocked) = 0xf1ef8236<br>
                   Available: kernel-debug-3.10.0-862.14.4.el7.x86_64
        (sl-security)<br>
                       kernel(drm_gem_object_put_unlocked) = 0xf1ef8236<b><br>
        </b><b> You could try using --skip-broken to work around the
          problem</b><b><br>
        </b><b> You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest</b><br>
      </tt></p>
    <p><tt>........then all other updates would be stopped too.<br>
      </tt></p>
    <p><tt>Rejean.<br>
      </tt></p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018-11-09 11:57 a.m., Orion
      Poplawski wrote:<br>
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      <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On 11/9/18 9:07 AM, Scott Kasai wrote:
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        <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">As a CentOS user and running into the problem a couple of times...  I have
resorted to doing either one of the following:

* No longer doing yum-cron or automated updates while having elrepo in play.

This makes it so I have to do it manually or have the GUI desktop nag me to
look at what updates are available and only apply what I think are necessary
at the time.

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FWIW - I use:

/etc/yum/yum-cron.conf:skip_broken = True

To have yum-cron apply what can be applied and skip what can't.

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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="80">-- 
Réjean Lepage, M.Sc.
Analyste GR2M/VLSI, génie Électrique.
Chargé de cours/Lecturer Z-410, Z-415
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. Tel: (514) 340-4711 Ext: 4837
. Polytechnique Montreal
. Pavillon Lassonde, Local: M-5115
. 2500 Chemin de polytechnique
. Montréal, Québec, H3T-1J4  
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