Hi,
On Thursday 21 December 2000 20:49, Oded Arbel wrote:
> 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 ?
Yes. 1 step (and 2 options):
1. If you're using Redhat 6.x - install Aduva Manager from www.aduva.com -
this will take care of your rpm 3->4 problem automatically.
2. Install RPM 3.0.5-9 - I did it and didn't have any problems with it on 4
machines so far.
> 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 ?
>
Ok, here is a clue: rpm --rebuilddb
It's that simple :)
Hetz
> Oded
>
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