rpm is fooked

[Master of Reality]

when i run rpm to install anything ( it gives me this error:
 rpmdb: Unreferenced page 1560
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 1561
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 2386
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 2387
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 2388
error: db3 error(-30985) from db->verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database verification failed

can anyone tell me whats wrong/ how to fix?

[ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]

[ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]

[creedon]

quote:Originally posted by Master of Reality / Bob:
when i run rpm to install anything ( it gives me this error:
 rpmdb: Unreferenced page 1560
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 1561
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 2386
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 2387
rpmdb: Unreferenced page 2388
error: db3 error(-30985) from db->verify: DB_VERIFY_BAD: Database verification failed

can anyone tell me whats wrong/ how to fix?

[ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]

[ June 21, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality / Bob ]

What's wrong?  Your using an inferior package management system (RPM).
How do you fix it?  Use DEBIAN  (apt-get is DA SHITZ).

[slave]

But you have to pay a price since Debian packages are usually 6 months behind RPM based distributions, debian is only good if you have broadband, and debian is harder to set up.

Give me XP or give me death!

[creedon]

Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
But you have to pay a price since Debian packages are usually 6 months behind RPM based distributions, debian is only good if you have broadband, and debian is harder to set up.

Give me XP or give me death![/QUOTERE: your comment.
Dear Cumbreath;
FUCK YOU, stay out of any thread I post to, or I'll lay waste to you, got it???

[slave]

You can't "lay waste" to me, whatever that means, because I have the power of Windows XP.

You Linux L0sers can't stand the fact that XP is best and that's why you bash it and spread lies about it so much.

[Master of Reality]

oh god.... he stopped making even a slight bit of sense (Again).

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
But you have to pay a price since Debian packages are usually 6 months behind RPM based distributions, debian is only good if you have broadband, and debian is harder to set up.

Give me XP or give me death!

I vote death.

[creedon]

quote:Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
You can't "lay waste" to me, whatever that means, because I have the power of Windows XP.

You Linux L0sers can't stand the fact that XP is best and that's why you bash it and spread lies about it so much.

Motherfucker, your ass belongs to daddy now, kiss your string and tin can goodby, 'cause you've pissed off the wrong dude this time.

[preacher]

I suppose since I learned how to compile from source before anyone showed me how to use RPM's, I am biased towards that. I have heard of problems with RPM's where this was the only solution. The only RPM, that I have ever used was the driver for my video card, because changing video config files kind of scared me a bit(althogh Im sure I will eventually be forced to learn). Besides programs run more efficiently when compiled specifically for the pc they are meant to run on.

[badkarma]

quote:Originally posted by Windows XP User #5225982375:
Give me XP or give me death!

one death coming right up.....

[Master of Reality]

its kind of a bitch to try and find the source for all the programs I want to install.

[creedon]

quote:Originally posted by Master of Reality / Bob:
its kind of a bitch to try and find the source for all the programs I want to install.

That's why Debian is superior;apt-get is a frontend for dpkg.  dpkg WILL NOT configure a package that has conflicts or unrecognized dependancies.  You can, however still compile from source but I can't conceive of a reason you'd want to; apt-get has access to over 6,000 packages on the Debian server- I mean, really, if you can't find what you need there, you're way too particular.  There is also a function that will create a .deb package from source code.
Debian is the easiest distro to upgrade, and it's getting to be the easiest to install; check out
http://hackers.progeny.com/pgi/
'nuff said

[Master of Reality]

I'm using Red Hat right now, so that doesnt help me at all.

[voidmain]

Would someone please ban that dumb fucker XP Luser already?!?!?!?!?!

Ok, back on topic.  m0r, try running this "rpm --rebuilddb" and see what happens. It should rebuild your RPM database.  I have not seen that error before and I have no idea how you got to that point but it appears your database got screwed up.

There is *nothing* wrong with RPM package management.  Those that state otherwise do not understand it or know how to use it.  It may be a little harder to learn than "apt-get" but it is a FINE package management system.

[creedon]

quote:Originally posted by VoidMain:
Would someone please ban that dumb fucker XP Luser already?!?!?!?!?!

Ok, back on topic.  m0r, try running this "rpm --rebuilddb" and see what happens. It should rebuild your RPM database.  I have not seen that error before and I have no idea how you got to that point but it appears your database got screwed up.

There is *nothing* wrong with RPM package management.  Those that state otherwise do not understand it or know how to use it.  It may be a little harder to learn than "apt-get" but it is a FINE package management system.

First, RE: XPEEPEE, He's gonna find out what a tiger trap is, when I'm done with him, he'll be looking around his room before he gets out of bed.
Second; RPM's are my biggest dislike as far as RedHat et al goes; it doesn't check dependancies, tries to install the package, and then drops the whole damned mess in your lap.  That doesn't happen with apt; it CAN'T.
There's hope on the horizon.  Connectiva Linux (yes, one of the members of United Linux) has a utility called apt-rpm; it's a port of apt-get for RPM based distros.  I'm not sure, but I think it's available for the latest releases of RedHat.
BTW; apt isn't ALL that easy to learn; there's a lot of thing you can do wrong (believe me I found out the hard way).  It's so configureable you can easily get lost, but once you get a firm understanding of it, it just stands head and shoulders over other package managers.