[ale] totally baffled

[Sean Kilpatrick]

Every morning "LogWatch" sends me an email listing what has happened
in the past 24 hours.  This morning, for the second time in a few
weeks, the LogWatch included a report on Yum.  Only one problem:
I haven't run <yum --update> in the past few weeks as this FC-3 system
has only minimal Legacy support.

This is the report:

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Package Installed:
   nvidia-graphics-devices.noarch 1.0-4.rhfc3.at
   thunderbird.i386 0.9-1.fc3
   nvidia-graphics-helpers.i386 0.0.8-8.at
   nvidia-graphics6629-kmdl-2.6.9-1.724_FC3.i686 1:1.0_6629-65.rhfc3.at
   nvidia-graphics6629.i386 1:1.0_6629-65.rhfc3.at
   kernel.i686 2.6.9-1.724_FC3
   nvidia-graphics6629-libs.i386 1:1.0_6629-65.rhfc3.at

Package Updated:
   words.noarch 3.0-2
   cups.i386 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.8.2
   udev.i386 039-10.FC3.6
   glibc.i686 2.3.4-2.fc3
   nfs-utils.i386 1.0.6-44
   man.i386 1.5o1-7
   hotplug.i386 3:2004_04_01-8.1
   system-config-securitylevel.i386 1.4.18-2
   system-config-users.noarch 1.2.28-0.fc3.1
   krb5-libs.i386 1.3.6-2
   zip.i386 2.3-26.3
   xorg-x11-font-utils.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   krb5-devel.i386 1.3.6-2
   ttfonts-ja.noarch 1.2-36.FC3.0
   libtiff.i386 3.6.1-9.fc3
   openmotif.i386 2.2.3-6.FC3.1
   libxml2.i386 2.6.16-3
   glibc-devel.i386 2.3.4-2.fc3
   samba-client.i386 3.0.10-1.fc3
   libpng10.i386 1.0.18-1.fc3
   glibc-headers.i386 2.3.4-2.fc3
   kdegames.i386 6:3.3.1-1
   rsh.i386 0.17-24.1
   libtiff.i386 3.6.1-8.fc3
   bash.i386 3.0-18
   rhpl.i386 0.148.1-2
   openoffice.org.i386 1.1.2-11.5.fc3
   kdenetwork.i386 7:3.3.1-1
   kdeartwork.i386 3.3.1-1
   xorg-x11-xdm.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   system-config-display.noarch 1.0.24-1
   libxml-devel.i386 1:1.8.17-12
   iptables.i386 1.2.11-3.1.FC3
   system-config-services.noarch 0.8.17-0.fc3.1
   xorg-x11-tools.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   kdemultimedia.i386 6:3.3.1-1
   libxml2-python.i386 2.6.16-3
   hal.i386 0.4.2-1.FC3
   nscd.i386 2.3.4-2.fc3
   xcdroast.i386 0.98a15-8
   tetex-dvips.i386 2.0.2-21.2
   kdelibs.i386 6:3.3.1-2.4.FC3
   pam.i386 0.77-66.1
   libpng.i386 2:1.2.8-1.fc3
   libxml.i386 1:1.8.17-12
   xorg-x11-xauth.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   gdb.i386 6.1post-1.20040607.43
   gd.i386 2.0.28-1.30.1
   glibc-common.i386 2.3.4-2.fc3
   initscripts.i386 7.93.5-1
   kdepim.i386 6:3.3.1-1
   gtk2.i386 2.4.14-1.fc3
   xpdf.i386 1:3.00-10.1
   kdegraphics.i386 7:3.3.1-2.1
   libselinux.i386 1.19.1-8
   slang-devel.i386 1.4.9-13
   shadow-utils.i386 2:4.0.3-56
   pcmcia-cs.i386 3.2.7-2.1
   firefox.i386 1.0-2.fc3
   grep.i386 2.5.1-31.2
   gamin.i386 0.0.17-1.FC3
   kdebase.i386 6:3.3.1-4.3.FC3
   samba-common.i386 3.0.10-1.fc3
   wireless-tools.i386 1:27-0.pre25.3
   tetex-fonts.i386 2.0.2-21.2
   openoffice.org-libs.i386 1.1.2-11.5.fc3
   xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   Omni.i386 0.9.2-1.1
   gtk2.i386 2.4.14-2.fc3
   libxml2-devel.i386 2.6.16-3
   xorg-x11.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   xorg-x11-libs.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   xorg-x11-deprecated-libs.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   postgresql-libs.i386 7.4.6-1.FC3.2
   xorg-x11-xfs.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   gaim.i386 1:1.1.0-0.FC3
   xorg-x11-twm.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   kdeadmin.i386 7:3.3.1-1
   cvs.i386 1.11.17-4
   cups-libs.i386 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.8.2
   xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU.i386 6.8.1-12.FC3.21
   pam-devel.i386 0.77-66.1
   kernel-doc.noarch 2.6.9-1.724_FC3
   kdeaddons.i386 3.3.1-1
   glib2.i386 2.4.8-1.fc3
   jwhois.i386 3.2.2-6.FC3.1
   slang.i386 1.4.9-13
   arts.i386 8:1.3.1-1
   openoffice.org-i18n.i386 1.1.2-11.5.fc3
   freeglut.i386 2.2.0-14
   mikmod.i386 3.1.6-30.2
   system-config-date.noarch 1.7.13-0.fc3.1
   tetex-xdvi.i386 2.0.2-21.2
   mc.i386 1:4.6.1-0.11FC3
   alsa-lib.i386 1.0.6-5
   postfix.i386 2:2.1.5-2.4.FC3
   system-config-securitylevel-tui.i386 1.4.18-2
   redhat-menus.noarch 3.7.1-1.fc3
   sane-backends.i386 1.0.15-1.4
   Omni-foomatic.i386 0.9.2-1.1
   kdeutils.i386 6:3.3.1-1

**Unmatched Entries**
Erased: glut

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But note that some, if not all, of these are OLDER versions.

For example, the currently installed kernel is 2.6.12-1.1381_FC3
and the currently installed glibc is 2.3.6-0.fc3.1 and not version
2.3.4-2 listed above.

If I am reading this correctly, the packages are _not_ actually
being "installed" or "updated", but I have no clue what is actually
going on or how to stop it.

Clues would be appreciated.  If a line were somehow added to the list
of cron jobs, where would I look for it to drive a silver-tipped
stake through its heart?

Sean

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