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Have started to get this error,

A fatal error occurred: couldn't open RPM DB () at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.20.1/Rpmdrake/open_db.pm line 74

cant update any thing not even if I download rpm package and then try to install

if any more info needed post here will check back daily
still using mag 5 as not skilled enough to get mag 6 to work, hangs at login screen after both trying to upgrade from mag5
and when I try fresh install, Any help gratefully taken

Hi and Welcome,

For your DB, try in a console with root rights:

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#rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db*     (two underscores)
#rpm --rebuilddb

hi how do you get console with root rites, got console typed all in, did not work must not have root rights, am total noob soz

philr wrote:still using mag 5 as not skilled enough to get mag 6 to work, hangs at login screen after both trying to upgrade from mag5
and when I try fresh install, Any help gratefully taken

(really should start a new thread regarding this problem.)

how much spare space do you have on your / partition?
which Desktop Environment (and or Display Manager) are you using?

please advise graphics card / mobo / ram ...etc.

philr wrote:how do you get console with root rites

choices are:
open MCC (Mageia Control Centre), chooses system tab and there is an option to launch a root terminal.

open a standard terminal and enter

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 su -

then your password.

the $ will change to #.
then run the commands provided by Lebarhon

Thank you updating fine now