LinuxQuestions.org - Pirut Rpmdb open fail - tried to install software now cant open system

Hi,
im new to linux and this is what i got on my first week,
i tried to install Vlc on my Linpus Linux Lite and now i cant get in to many system files.

What should i do??

Code:



Component: pirut

Summary: TBc0c9275d config.py:680:_getsysver:TypeError: rpmdb open failed



Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 476, in <module>

    main()

  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 469, in main

    pm = PackageManager(options.config, options.onlyrepo)

  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 63, in __init__

    GraphicalYumBase.__init__(self, False, config)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 129, in __init__

    plugin_types=(yum.plugins.TYPE_CORE,))

  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 113, in doConfigSetup

    errorlevel=errorlevel)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 159, in _getConfig

    self._conf = config.readMainConfig(startupconf)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 613, in readMainConfig

    yumvars['releasever'] = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot, startupconf.distroverpkg)

  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 680, in _getsysver

    idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg)

TypeError: rpmdb open failed



Local variables in innermost frame:

installroot: /

ts: <rpmUtils.transaction.TransactionWrapper instance at 0x85bcf6c>

distroverpkg: redhat-release