[TriLUG] Unresolvable Dependency Chain in FC3

[Brian Henning]

Hi Y'all,
   When trying to run up2date on my FC3 server, I can't get past an 
unresolvable dependency problem related to the initscripts update.  It 
tells me mkinitrd-A.B.C.D-2 is required, and so is automatically added 
to the update list, and then it says mkinitrd-A.B.C.D-2 is already 
installed.  How is having an updated version already installed a fatal 
error to the update agent?  What do I need to do to get it to think, 
"Okay, that package is already up to date, so that dependency is 
satisfied," instead of "Oh my gosh!  That package is already up to date! 
  I CAN'T GO ON LIVING!!"?

This has been happening since installation, and I need to fix it because 
I'd really prefer my server to be updated.

I think I am about /this close/ to switching to CentOS.

Oh, as a side note:  Some packages are flagged to be skipped due to 
modified configurations.  This seems particularly stupid, since who is 
really going to be in the limited situation where the default config is 
exactly what he needs?  So of course I have modified the config.  Is 
updating those packages going to clobber my config?  Why would the 
default be to not update when config is modified?

Thanks,
~Brian