Some SLES10 SP4 patch fixlets failing on Dependencies

(imported topic written by lgomba)

TEM 8.2.1175 environment having problems applying some SLES10 SP4 patch fixlets

eg.

121022 - Recommended update for openssl-certs - SLES10 SP4 - (x86-64)

121023 - Mandatory update for bind - SLES10 SP4 - (x86-64)

due to “Dependency Resolver Failure” on file “release-notes-sles-10.4.11-0.8.1.x86_64.rpm”.

Tried to manually install “release-notes-sles-10.4.11-0.8.1.x86_64.rpm” downloaded from Novell it shows

rpm -ivh release-notes-sles-10.4.11-0.8.1.x86_64.rpm

Preparing… ########################### (100%)

package release-notes-sles-10.4.11-0.8.69

that installed one is at a NEWER level than the Dependency Failure one?

What is required to be able to apply the above 2 patch fixlets?

eg.

  1. Do I need to downgrade to release-notes-sles-10.4.11-0.8.1.x86_64.rpm?

  2. Do I need to remove the dependency from the patch fixlets ? How ?

  3. SLES11 seems to be working much better in this area regarding Dependency Resolution?

Is there any reason SLES10 is more problematic ?

Found an RFE (ie.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=27507

Install required prerequisite patches SLES 10

which describes similar issue, but looking if a workaround if available now.

Thanks in advance … lgomba.