synaptic/apt-get freezes on startup
 

hi.

i got an pclinuxos LXDE version on my netbook.

i installed abiword on it. after that, synaptic and any other package manager refuses. synaptic freezes as soon as i start it up. only a reboot will close it.

i searched google, found this: http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index...c,74604.0.html.
i don't understand the instruction there, but it seems to be the same problem i had. i believe they suggest reinstalling.

this is a mission-critical-workstation, i can't afford an downtime more then 1 day. so i can't do a re-install. (duo settings i have to apply again, this would take long)

The solution is posted in comment #12
Run the following two commands as root
First, remove the corrupted rpm database.
Second, rebuild the database.

I am using, nor have I ever run, pclinuxos. I just went to the link and read the thread. Although the users seem to know what they are talking about, I can not attest that the commands will work.

thx, that solved my problem.