Bug 15818 - Impossible to open RPM database
Summary: Impossible to open RPM database
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Release (media or process) (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Reported: 2015-05-01 23:43 CEST by gilles eruwene
Modified: 2015-05-31 21:45 CEST (History)
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Description gilles eruwene 2015-05-01 23:43:42 CEST 
Description of problem:


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
5RC


How reproducible:
every time i try


Steps to Reproduce:
1. CCM "gestion des logiciels"
2. "Installer et désinstaller des logiciels"
3. Displaying message "Veuillez patienter, énumération des paquetages de base"
4. Displaying message "couldn't open RPM DB () at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.20.1/Rpmdrake/open-db.pm line 74."
5. OK


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Comment 1 Rémi Verschelde 2015-05-02 09:08:05 CEST 
*** Bug 15817 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Rémi Verschelde 2015-05-02 09:09:30 CEST 
Your RPM database is broken, it usually happens if for example you shut the system down while it's doing updates, or force stopping a transaction with Ctrl+C while it's running.

This should do the trick: http://www.linuxtricks.fr/wiki/utilisation-d-urpmi#paragraph_la-base-urpmi-est-endommagee-comment-la-reparer
Comment 3 Samuel Verschelde 2015-05-31 21:45:33 CEST 
Closing as per comment #2

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => INVALID
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