How to fix yum installer on Fedora 16 error?

Problem
The yum installer on Fedora 16 gives error messages when trying to install or update packages.


Solution
Open the File Manager and navigate to the following directory:

/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/urlgrabber/

Edit the grabber.py file and change the following ssl option:

from
self.curl_obj.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYHOST, opts.ssl_verify_host)
to
self.curl_obj.setopt(pycurl.SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2)

Save and close the file and the yum installer will now work.


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Updated on: 12/10/2022