PLDWWW: Th-RPM

[arekm]

Author: arekm   Date: Thu Nov 15 01:17:05 2007 GMT
Module: PLDWWW   URL: http://www.pld-linux.org/Th-RPM?action=diff&rev2=2&rev1=1
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---- Page affected: Th-RPM

---- Diffs:

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     * create backup of /var/lib/rpm directory
     * install db4.6-utils (so you will have recovery tools when something goes wrong)
-    * edit /usr/lib/rpm/macross and replace _dbi_config_XYZ  {{{_dbi_htconfig}}} ocurrences with {{{_dbi_btconfig}}} one. It will look like this:
+    * edit /usr/lib/rpm/macross and replace _dbi_config_XYZ  {{{_dbi_htconfig}}} ocurrences with {{{_dbi_btconfig}}} one. Changed version will look like this:
  
  {{{
  %_dbi_config_Dirnames           %{_dbi_btconfig}
@@ -31, +31 @@

  %_dbi_config_Triggername        %{_dbi_btconfig}
  }}}
      * delete almost all files in /var/lib/rpm/ leaving only file named "Packages" (s at the end!)
-     * run {{{rpm --rebuilddb}}}. You should now see new database files in /var/lib/rpm/.
+ 
+     * run {{{rpm --rebuilddb}}}. You should now see new database files in /var/lib/rpm/. Note that you shouldn't care about __db.XXX files. These are temporary files.
+ 
      * check with {{{file /var/lib/rpm/*}}} if new databases are one of these:
+ 
         1. Berkeley DB (Hash, version 8, native byte-order)
         2. Berkeley DB (Btree, version 9, native byte-order)
+ 
+     then everything is OK.
+ 
      * if you still have "Berkeley DB (Hash, version 9, native byte-order)" then there is a problem. Consult with [http://lists.pld-linux.org/ PLD mailing list] subscribers
+ 
      * upgrade rpm package to latest available
+ 
      * run {{{rpm --rebuilddb}}} again to get Hash 8/Btree 9 type of databases