> 1. how can I upgrade RPM from 3.x to 4 without losing the database of all
> the RPMs installed ? (as I understand, the DBs arent' compatible) can you
> supply a step-by-step ?
RPM 3.0.5 is supposed to be able to handle the transition. Not that
I'm crazy enough to try it.
ObRTFM: http://www.rpm.org
> 2. whenever I install something using RPM, I get the following error (after
> all the files have been copied, but I'm not sure about the scripts being
> run) :
> error getting record /bin/sh from //var/lib/rpm/requiredby.rpm
> then is pauses for a few seconds before it seg faults.
> when uninstalling (same package that was installed) I get the same error
> message, but no core dump.
> any clue ?
Sounds like db corruption, but you already knew that. Sorry, can't
help you there.
- Adi Stav
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