Yum update error: file /usr/lib64/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0 conflicts

Issue

"yum update" throwns one of the following errors:

file /usr/lib64/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0 
from install of cl-MariaDB104-libs-10.4.30-2.el7.cloudlinux.x86_64 
conflicts with file from package mysqlclient18-compat-10.1.28-1.el7.cloudlinux.x86_64

Transaction check error:
file /usr/lib64/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0 from install of cl-MariaDB103-libs-10.3.39-3.el7.cloudlinux.x86_64 conflicts with file from package mysqlclient18-compat-10.1.28-1.el7.cloudlinux.x86_64

Environment

• CloudLinux OS
• DB Governor
• cl-MariaDB

Solution

1. Try removing the package mysqlclient18-compat with the following command:

   # rpm -e --nodeps mysqlclient18-compat

2. Re-run the update

   # yum update

Cause

Both packages cl-MariaDB10x-libs and mysqlclient18-compat are providing the same file in this update.