FC4 rpm not working properly

[Rick Stevens]

Mike McCarty wrote:
> Alexander Apprich wrote:
> 
>> Hi Rodrigo,
>>
>> Rodrigo López Negrete wrote:
> 
> 
> [that he had a problem with rpm install scripts]
> 
>> try the following...
>>
>> 1. (re)move /var/lib/rpm/__db.00*
>> 2. rpm --rebuilddb
> 
> 
> Is the rm necessary? I've used rpm --rebuilddb before,
> and it seemed to do the job.

Depends on how screwed up the database files are.  For safety sake,
delete them.

>> Had the same problem after installing FC4, but I had this problem ever
>> since RH8.0 every now and then.
> 
> 
> Hmm. Are there known defects with rpm?

No, it's a long standing issue with dbm (which manages the database
files).  Why it hasn't been fixed yet is beyond me, but I suspect that
it's difficult to reproduce on demand.
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