title: Unable to install php-mcrypt
body: <p>I have followed so many online guides now about install php-mcrypt but none of these seem to be playing ball i am getting a lot of dependency errors.</p>
  
  <p>All help would be greatly appreciated </p>
  
  <p>when doing a yum update after installing an rpm i get the following</p>
  
  <pre><code>Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
  Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
   * base: mirror.krystal.co.uk
   * extras: mirrors.ukfast.co.uk
   * rpmforge: apt.sw.be
   * updates: mirror.krystal.co.uk
  Setting up Update Process
  
  Resolving Dependencies
  
  --&gt; Running transaction check
  
  ---&gt; Package mod_wsgi.x86_64 0:3.2-3.el6 will be updated
  
  ---&gt; Package mod_wsgi.x86_64 0:3.4-1.el5.rf will be an update
  
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: libpython2.4.so.1.0()(64bit) for package: mod_wsgi     3.4-1.el5.rf.x86_64
  ---&gt; Package python-babel.noarch 0:0.9.4-5.1.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-babel.noarch 0:0.9.5-1.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-babel-0.9.5-1.el5.rf.noarch
  ---&gt; Package python-beaker.noarch 0:1.3.1-7.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-beaker.noarch 0:1.5.3-1.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-beaker-1.5.3-1.el5.rf.noarch
  ---&gt; Package python-genshi.x86_64 0:0.5.1-7.1.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-genshi.noarch 0:0.6-2.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-genshi-0.6-2.el5.rf.noarch
  ---&gt; Package python-mako.noarch 0:0.3.4-1.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-mako.noarch 0:0.3.5-1.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-mako-0.3.5-1.el5.rf.noarch
  ---&gt; Package python-markupsafe.x86_64 0:0.9.2-4.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-markupsafe.x86_64 0:0.11-1.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-markupsafe-0.11-1.el5.rf.x86_64
  ---&gt; Package python-netaddr.noarch 0:0.7.5-4.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-netaddr.noarch 0:0.7.10-1.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-netaddr-0.7.10-1.el5.rf.noarch
  ---&gt; Package python-paramiko.noarch 0:1.7.5-2.1.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-paramiko.noarch 0:1.7.6-1.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-paramiko-1.7.6-1.el5.rf.noarch
  ---&gt; Package python-pygments.noarch 0:1.1.1-1.el6 will be updated
  ---&gt; Package python-pygments.noarch 0:1.4-1.el5.rf will be an update
  --&gt; Processing Dependency: python(abi) = 2.4 for package: python-pygments-1.4-1.el5.rf.noarch
  --&gt; Finished Dependency Resolution
  Error: Package: python-genshi-0.6-2.el5.rf.noarch (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
             Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: python-markupsafe-0.11-1.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
         Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: python-pygments-1.4-1.el5.rf.noarch (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
         Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: python-beaker-1.5.3-1.el5.rf.noarch (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
         Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: python-mako-0.3.5-1.el5.rf.noarch (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
         Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: python-paramiko-1.7.6-1.el5.rf.noarch (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
         Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: python-netaddr-0.7.10-1.el5.rf.noarch (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
         Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: python-babel-0.9.5-1.el5.rf.noarch (rpmforge)
         Requires: python(abi) = 2.4
         Installed: python-2.6.6-52.el6.x86_64 (@updates)
             python(abi) = 2.6
         Available: python-2.6.6-51.el6.x86_64 (base)
             python(abi) = 2.6
  Error: Package: mod_wsgi-3.4-1.el5.rf.x86_64 (rpmforge)
         Requires: libpython2.4.so.1.0()(64bit)
   You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
   You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
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