Resolving DPDK Package Conflicts During dnf update

CloudShark ships a specific version of the DPDK package that Suricata is built against. RHEL/Rocky Linux version 9 now distributes a newer DPDK package in the AppStream repository, which conflicts with version provided by CloudShark.

Symptom

When running dnf update with CloudShark installed, the update fails with a dependency conflict similar to the following:

Error:
 Problem: cannot install both dpdk-2:25.11-1.el9.x86_64 from appstream
 and dpdk-2:24.11.3-1.el9_7.x86_64 from @System
  - package suricata-1:7.0.12-1.el9.x86_64 from @System requires
    librte_eal.so.25()(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  ...
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package
    dpdk-2:24.11.3-1.el9_7.x86_64
  - problem with installed package suricata-1:7.0.12-1.el9.x86_64

Resolution

Exclude DPDK from the AppStream repository so that dnf no longer tries to upgrade the CloudShark-provided versions. This is a one-time configuration change that persists across future updates. The Wireshark package is already excluded and must be specified in addition:

Rocky Linux 9:

dnf config-manager --save --setopt=appstream.exclude="wireshark,dpdk"

RHEL 9:

dnf -y config-manager --save --setopt=rhel-9-for-x86_64-appstream-rpms.exclude="wireshark,dpdk"

The repository ID differs between RHEL and Rocky. If you are unsure of your AppStream repo ID, run dnf repolist and use the ID that corresponds to your AppStream repository.

After applying the change, run the update again.

Still need help?

If the update still fails after applying the exclusion, contact CloudShark Support at support@qacafe.com with the full output of your dnf update command.