Description of problem: I have indication of updates available. Click on it enter password message"fatal error occurred:couldn't open RPM DB () at usr/lib/perl5.20.1/Rpmdrake/open_db.pm line74.." It has been this way for almost a week. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible:every single time I try to update, when the red exclamation point shows on the bar on the bottom. Red exclamation point is now a permanent indication on bottom of screen, every single attempt to upgrade gets the message quoted above. Steps to Reproduce:Reproduceable every single time I try to update without exception. This has never happened in all the years I have used Mandrake/Mandriva/Mageia. 1. 2. 3.
the rpm database can get corrupted for many different reasons, usually for reasons outside Mageia. Running the following commands as root should fix it rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* rpm --rebuilddb Please tell whether that fixes the problem for you.
CC: (none) => marja11
CC: (none) => hamnisdudeSummary: can't get updated => Updating the medias won't work
Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
(In reply to Marja van Waes from comment #1) > the rpm database can get corrupted for many different reasons, usually for > reasons outside Mageia. Running the following commands as root should fix it > > > rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* > rpm --rebuilddb > > > Please tell whether that fixes the problem for you. No reply, so assuming that did the trick. Also, no one else reported this recently, so it is very unlikely that this is an exceptional case in which this is caused by a bug in a Mageia package. Closing. Please reopen if the problem persists.
Resolution: (none) => OLDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED