rpm command problem

lf412 · 02-26-2003, 03:34 PM

When I try to use the rpm command to install packages, I get this error on RH 7.2.

error: rpmdb: damaged header instance #133 retrieved, skipping

I also get that same error when running rpmdb --rebuilddb. How should I go about fixing this? Thanks.

mychl · 02-26-2003, 04:06 PM

Reinstall the rpm rpm......

That's a joke by the way, 'cause if rpm's not working, you won't be able to reinstall it..........

So maybe you might want to try something else to replace the rpm utility.... Find the RPM.tar.gz yo uneed and install that..... might help, might not...
????

lf412 · 02-26-2003, 06:22 PM

Where should I go about finding the .tar.gz file? And doesn't that just extract the rpm?

mychl · 02-26-2003, 07:14 PM

http://www.google.com/linux is the best place to start for ANY questions.

Get the tar.gz file, then unpack it... tar zxvf filename.tar.gz which will create a directory called filename.

Go into the directory and type ./configure
then... make
then make install (as root)

That's all there is to it.....

Crashed_Again · 02-26-2003, 08:52 PM

First you might want to try this:

rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*
rpm -vv --rebuilddb

What the first command does is deleted the existing rpm database. Then the second one rebuilds the database. If you want a further explanation of why you might want to do this try this link.