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On Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:48:23 +0100 (BST) mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 1. Are you installing as root (you should be for RPM's). this is most > likely cause yes > > 2. possible RPM DB is corrupted - this fix was reccomended a while back > for RH - check no rpm processes are running ps|grep rpm then delete the > __db files in /usr/var/lib and run rpm --rebuilddb. Then try again. > Two things - When I use the 'configure your computer' facility to add some programs it works fine. I presume that it is using RPM. (Mandriva2006) I have tried to rename the __db files (as root) as 'old__db.000 etc, but to no avail. No error message but nothing has changed. Would it be safe to try the --rebuild anyway? Neil > > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > > > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html