[root@busta eric]# yum downgrade glibc Loaded plugins: fs-snapshot, langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit Setting up Downgrade Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.14.90-10 will be a downgrade --> Processing Dependency: glibc-common = 2.14.90-10 for package: glibc-2.14.90-10.x86_64 ---> Package glibc.x86_64 0:2.14.90-12 will be erased --> Finished Dependency Resolution Error: Package: glibc-common-2.14.90-12.x86_64 (@updates-testing) Requires: glibc = 2.14.90-12 Removing: glibc-2.14.90-12.x86_64 (@updates-testing) glibc = 2.14.90-12 Downgraded By: glibc-2.14.90-10.x86_64 (fedora) glibc = 2.14.90-10 Error: Package: glibc-2.14.90-10.x86_64 (fedora) Requires: glibc-common = 2.14.90-10 Installed: glibc-common-2.14.90-12.x86_64 (@updates-testing) glibc-common = 2.14.90-12 Available: glibc-common-2.14.90-10.x86_64 (fedora) glibc-common = 2.14.90-10 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest