rpm lockups - argh

[Paul Gear]

Justin Georgeson wrote:
> I find it troubling to hear that this is still present, if it's what I
> think it is.
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=73097
> 
> This started in RH 8, and apparently still exists in RawHide. If this
> isn't fixed before the next release, that will be 3 major versions
> shipped with a broken RPM. That is unacceptable.

Indeed!  Try this:

    alias rpm='rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db.00*; /bin/rpm'

-- 
Paul
http://paulgear.webhop.net

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