Mageia forum

by **dedicated** » Oct 24th, '14, 20:46

HI, Using Mageia 3, up until now flawless. I am not able to add new pprograms or update exixting if needed. :cry:

How do I fix this?? A new install woulf be painful!!

I suspect this happened updating Skype.
Thanks for any help,
Ted.

by **jkerr82508** » Oct 24th, '14, 21:32

If the rpm database has become corrupted, it can be rebuilt. Execute the following commands in a root terminal:

Jim

by **dedicated** » Oct 24th, '14, 22:40

Hi Jim,
OK, done, works just fine. Made a note of the instructions on paper and filed it in case it happens again.

Thanks for the prompt reply and kudo's to you.

Regards,
Ted.

by **doktor5000** » Oct 25th, '14, 00:00

Please mark the thread accordingly by editing the topic of the first post and prefix it by [SOLVED], thanks

SOLVEDCorupted ( system is unable to open) RPM DB at line 74