amavis-new requires Digest::MD5 v2.22

[penguin69]

I am very new to Linux. I have been installing SpamAssassin along with Razor and Amavis-new. I am installing on a FC4 box. When I try to issue any commands to amavisd, it tells,

Digest::MD5 version 2.22 required--this is only version 2.20 at /usr/local/sbin/amavisd line 1359.

I have searched everywhere, but am unable to find out how to update this. I tried updating my perl to perl-5.8.6-22.i386.rpm, but this only tells me,

rom package perl-5.8.6-15
file /usr/share/man/man1/s2p.1.gz from install of perl-5.8.6-22 conflicts with file from package perl-5.8.6-15
file /usr/share/man/man1/splain.1.gz from install of perl-5.8.6-22 conflicts with file from package perl-5.8.6-15
file /usr/share/man/man1/xsubpp.1.gz from install of perl-5.8.6-22 conflicts with file from package perl-5.8.6-15
file /usr/share/man/man3/CGI::Cookie.3pm.gz from install of perl-5.8.6-22 conflicts with file from package perl-5.8.6-15
file /usr/share/man/man3/ExtUtils::Liblist.3pm.gz from install of perl-5.8.6-22 conflicts with file from package perl-5.8.6-15


on just about every file in the file system... LOL...

Anyways, I am seriously frustrated, and think I need a little nudge to get off the ground again.

Thanks for any and all suggestions, comments, or just plain laughing, because I do know I am in over my head, but what not a better way to lear.

Thanks,
Ken

 

[Annihilannic]

What command are you using to attempt upgrade the perl package? It looks like you might be using rpm -i (install) when you should be using rpm -U (update).

On a Red Hat (AS2.1) system I've just checked the MD5 perl module is actually part of another package caleld perl-Digest-MD5, so I'd say that's the one you really need to update. No harm in updating perl as well though...

Annihilannic.

 

[penguin69]

Annihilannic,

I think you are on the money, but I am still getting,

[root@spamfilter ~]# rpm -U perl-Digest-MD5-2.25-8.i386.rpm
file /usr/share/man/man3/Digest::MD5.3pm.gz from install of perl-Digest-MD5-2.25-8 conflicts with file from package perl-5.8.6-15
file /usr/share/man/man3/Digest::MD5.3pm.gz from install of perl-Digest-MD5-2.25-8 conflicts with file from package perl-5.8.6-22


I think that it is just not going to let me update my Digest::MD5 until I update my perl. I downloaded perl-5.8.6-22.i386.rpm, but that is the version I am already running. Does anyone know what the latest version of Perl for FC4 is? I am assuming that if I update to the latest version, it will update my Digest::MD5 as well.

Thanks for any help, as I am am lost and to the point of desperation.... ha!

Ken

 

[Annihilannic]

Hmm... it looks like you already have conflicting packages installed. It's strange that the existing MD5.pm is part of the perl package, and the one you are installing is part of a separate package. Did you obtain both packages from the same source (i.e. RedHat)?

I would remove both packages (and possibly any other perl-related packages) and then install them afresh, making sure that you were using either matching perl and perl-Digest-MD5 packages, or a complete perl package including the version of MD5.pm that you need.

Annihilannic.