can't update

[segfault]

Hey guys,

It's been maybe a week since I got this issue. I can't update the cauldron anymore. Here is the stuff:

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[root@localhost corneliu]# urpmi.update -a
medium "Core Release" is up-to-date
medium "Core Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Core Updates Testing" is up-to-date
medium "Core Backports" is up-to-date
medium "Core Backports Testing" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Release" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Updates Testing" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Backports" is up-to-date
medium "Nonfree Backports Testing" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted Release" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted Updates" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted Updates Testing" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted Backports" is up-to-date
medium "Tainted Backports Testing" is up-to-date
[root@localhost corneliu]# urpmi --auto-select
error: dbiOpen: dbapi 1 not available
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
unable to open rpmdb
[root@localhost corneliu]#

How do I fix this thing?

Thank you in advance,

Corneliu

[segfault]

I found it, it's bug 2715. Not fixed yet.

[doktor5000]

Maybe you shouldn't have used updates_testing under cauldron, only if you're eager for serious breakage, and you got that

[doktor5000]

After bugging the responsible developer (dmorgan on IRC) he told me the following:

He's working on it.

In the meantime you can fix it by:

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rpm -Uvh ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/Mageia/distrib/cauldron/x86_64/media/core/updates_testing/perl-URPM-3.38.4-1.mga2.x86_64.rpm

(or from any other mirror, if you have a preferred one) and don't use urpmi to update this package, after that you can use urpmi again
EDIT: Currently you may have perl-URPM-3.38.4-1.mga2.x86_64.rpm from core/release installed, in that case you should use rpm -Uvh --force
Please report if this worked.