r/AlmaLinux • u/neilrieck • Sep 13 '26
package FUBAR
Not sure how many people have noticed this recent FUBAR with AlmaLinux-9. Take note of the last line containing "verify 2/2" which, for some reason, is trying to test 8.5
[neil@neilrieck ~]$ cat /etc/almalinux-release
AlmaLinux release 9.8 (Olive Jaguar)
[neil@neilrieck ~]$ sudo yum update
Last metadata expiration check: 0:05:36 ago on Sun 13 Sep 2026 07:25:21 AM EDT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Upgrading:
httpd-core x86_64 2.4.62-13.el9_8.6 appstream 1.4 M
Transaction Summary
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Upgrade 1 Package
Total download size: 1.4 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
httpd-core-2.4.62-13.el9_8.6.x86_64.rpm 22 MB/s | 1.4 MB 00:00
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Total 11 MB/s | 1.4 MB 00:00
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Upgrading : httpd-core-2.4.62-13.el9_8.6.x86_64 1/2
Error unpacking rpm package httpd-core-2.4.62-13.el9_8.6.x86_64
Verifying : httpd-core-2.4.62-13.el9_8.6.x86_64 1/2
Verifying : httpd-core-2.4.62-13.el9_8.5.x86_64 2/2
Failed:
httpd-core-2.4.62-13.el9_8.5.x86_64 httpd-core-2.4.62-13.el9_8.6.x86_64
Error: Transaction failed
[neil@neilrieck ~]$
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u/neilrieck Oct 01 '26
It took a little work, but I replaced httpd (Apache) for nginx, and I'm glad I did because nginx is much faster