Bug 5341

Summary: RPMdrake abruptly closes upon updating itself graphically within KDE only (GNOME not affected)
Product: Mageia Reporter: Andrew <theamazingchiepoo>
Component: Release (media or process)Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE QA Contact:
Severity: critical    
Priority: release_blocker CC: mageia, sysadmin-bugs
Version: Cauldron   
Target Milestone: Mageia 2   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Source RPM: rpmdrake CVE:
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Description Andrew 2012-04-11 05:07:31 CEST 
Description of problem:

Unable to update Cauldron in order to test latest build as RPMdrake abruptly closes upon attempting to uninstall the old version and install the new version. The update never applies and the rpm db breaks. Also please stop telling me to update my cauldron first, because I CAN'T! It keeps crashing. I know no other way - I don't know how many ways I have to word this to get the correct response. Should I just wait for Beta 3?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

Cauldron Beta 2

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Attempt to update rpmdrake from Version 5.30-1 to Version 5.33-1
2. Software Management (RPMdrake) will suddenly close
3. Reopen "Install & Remove Software" aka "Software Management" aka RPMdrake
4. A fatal error occurred: Couldn't open RPM DB () at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.14.2/Rpmdrake/open_db.pm line 74
5. Updates aren't applied when checked after repairing DB. Bug recurs if attempted again
Andrew 2012-04-11 05:08:25 CEST

Summary: RPMdrake abruptly closes upon updating itself => RPMdrake abruptly closes upon updating itself graphically

Andrew 2012-04-11 05:09:07 CEST

Priority: Normal => release_blocker

Comment 1 Andrew 2012-04-11 06:45:51 CEST 
This bug is exclusive to the KDE desktop environment. Bug NOT exhibited under Gnome 3
Comment 2 Andrew 2012-04-11 06:46:42 CEST 
Only known workaround is to update the system under Gnome but this is no good for users who want only KDE (such as my girlfriend - I'm a fan of Gnome myself but have been testing KDE for her)
Andrew 2012-04-11 06:48:25 CEST

Target Milestone: --- => Mageia 2

Andrew 2012-04-11 07:59:44 CEST

Summary: RPMdrake abruptly closes upon updating itself graphically => RPMdrake abruptly closes upon updating itself graphically within KDE

Andrew 2012-04-11 08:00:04 CEST

Summary: RPMdrake abruptly closes upon updating itself graphically within KDE => RPMdrake abruptly closes upon updating itself graphically within KDE only (GNOME not affected)

Comment 3 Sander Lepik 2012-04-11 09:47:24 CEST 
Comment #88.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 4918 ***

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => sander.lepik
Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE