You probably have some stale locked files in your /var/rpm directory - they all start with ___somefilename. mv them to a different directory, run rpm --rebuilddb and try again.
On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 22:32, Miguel M. wrote: > I was wondering if there is a way to fix RPM. > > Basically every time I launch an rpm package from an > icon, RH ask for the root password and then while its > processing header files, it just goes away. It > crashes. Same thing when I do it from the terminal. > goes: > > # rpm -Uvh foo.rpm > Processing... > # > > Nothing happens. Oh and also, I use Synaptic(apt-rpm) > most of the times and that also hangs when its in the > installation part. Since I have uninstalled that, Im > guessing the problem has to do with RPM. Any > suggestion? Thxs. > > ===== > -Miguel > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
