Fixing CloudLinux Update Conflicts: A Real-World Case from the Console

Every seasoned server admin eventually meets that moment: you’re running a harmless yum update -y, expecting the usual quiet churn of packages, when suddenly the terminal tosses a riddle at you. Recently, one of our CloudLinux 8 servers delivered exactly that kind of surprise — a pair of conflicting updates that brought the entire process to a halt.

The first issue came from ea-apache24-mod_lsapi. CloudLinux’s EA4 repository wanted to upgrade it, but the system didn’t have the matching liblsapi version available. The update stalled, insisting that nothing provided the version it needed.

Then, a second wrinkle:
Imunify360’s alt-python-internal package demanded a newer lvemanager than what was installed. A mismatch like this is the software world’s way of saying, “These two packages don’t play together yet.”

The Fix

The solution unfolded in two steps:

1. Update LSAPI correctly:
   Enabling the CloudLinux repositories explicitly resolved the liblsapi dependency and brought LSAPI to the newest version.

   yum --enablerepo=cloudlinux* --enablerepo=cl-ea4 install liblsapi ea-apache24-mod_lsapi -y


2. Upgrade lvemanager and its family:
   A clean metadata refresh followed by targeted updates brought lvemanager, lve-utils, and cagefs up to versions compatible with Imunify360.

   yum clean all
dnf clean all
yum --enablerepo=cloudlinux-* update lvemanager lve-utils cagefs -y


With those pieces in place, yum update -y returned to its natural, peaceful state:

Why It Happens

CloudLinux, cPanel EA4, and Imunify360 all maintain their own repositories, and updates sometimes roll out at slightly different times. When one package jumps ahead, and a dependency lags behind, yum refuses to proceed. It’s a safety mechanism — annoying at 3 AM, but ultimately a friend.

The Takeaway

When you run into CloudLinux update blocks:

• Clean your metadata

• Enable the correct repos

• Update dependency chains in the right order

A few precise commands can bring everything back into balance. And sometimes, the most stubborn errors break open neatly once the underlying packages are aligned again.