if you have problems running up2date, and you are advised to clear your rpm database heres how
as root
Code:
[root@localhost root]# rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
then
Code:
[root@localhost root]# rpm -vv --rebuilddb
once done, try running up2date again
cheers
anyweb
I thought it recommended to start using the yum system as opposed to up2date?
maybe even apt ? [img]<___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_rolleyes.gif[/img]
Quote:I thought it recommended to start using the yum system as opposed to up2date?
apt-get and yum
are superior replacements for RPM by handling all the pre-requisites for you (one command does it all) but on some older linuxes, apt-get and yum do not work very well. This is fine for debian (apt) and centos/fedora/redhatenterprise (yum) but older distros may have issues...
It's a great recommendation, and worked on a RedHat9 box that I was about to rebuild. Probably still should rebuild it, but the need isn't as high now that I fixed the RPM database!!
Thanks for the tip!!
--zepcom :P