Re: [expert] uninstalled rpm

[Larry Sword]

"Herman Van Keer (softouch)" wrote:

> > > Can I recreate the database? Or do I have to reinstall every rpm to get
> > > the database up to date?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Herman
> >
> > Try rpm --rebuilddb
>
> I tried that before (I should have told it), but this only rebuilds an
> existing database -  it does not recreate a database based on the installed
> software.
> Or do I miss something?
>
> Thanks anyway,
> Herman

I lost my db before and thought I had used the  rpm --rebuilddb. However after
reading the man rpm , Rebuilding Database Options, it may have been: rpm
--initdb?