(SOLVED)Rpmdrake broke

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(SOLVED)Rpmdrake broke

Postby philr » Apr 10th, '18, 01:46

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
Last edited by philr on Apr 12th, '18, 20:15, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Rpmdrake broke

Postby Lebarhon » Apr 10th, '18, 14:02

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
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Re: Rpmdrake broke

Postby philr » Apr 10th, '18, 20:54

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
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Re: Rpmdrake broke

Postby benmc » Apr 10th, '18, 22:08

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.
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Re: Rpmdrake broke

Postby benmc » Apr 10th, '18, 22:35

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
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Re: Rpmdrake broke

Postby philr » Apr 12th, '18, 20:14

Thank you updating fine now
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