Re: [expert] RPM troubles

2002-12-04 Thread kwan
On 4 Dec 2002, Alan Carbutt wrote: > error: db4 error(-30979) from db->verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database > verification failed > > I'm not too familiar with RPM, so I was wondering if anyone has run > across this and if I should be worried about this. It sounds like a corrupt database, but I've ne

[expert] RPM troubles

2002-12-04 Thread Alan Carbutt
I was updating the latest errata for LM 9.0 and I got the following output: [root@x errata]# rpm -Fvh * rpmdb: Unreferenced page 3479 rpmdb: Unreferenced page 3480 rpmdb: Unreferenced page 3481 rpmdb: Unreferenced page 3482 error: db4 error(-30979) from db->verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database verifica

Re: [expert] rpm troubles in LM 8.0

2001-05-29 Thread Brian Hartman
On Tuesday 29 May 2001 07:15 pm, Bobby Welch wrote: Bobby, It sounds like your problem is how you're calling the comands. The install command works different from the uninstall command. To install: rpm -Uvh filename.rpm To *un*install: rpm -e filename The best way to see what you have

[expert] rpm troubles in LM 8.0

2001-05-29 Thread Bobby Welch
Hello, When I install an rpm (rpm -Uvh filename.rpm) everything goes ok. But, when I go to unistall the rpm it says that the rpm does not exist? But, if I try to install it again it says that it has already been installed? I even try to update the rpm data base (rpm -i --rebuilddb) but I