Bug 218952

Summary: Software manager does not allow installation of programs
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jesus <chargerone>
Component: pirutAssignee: Jeremy Katz <katzj>
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Description Jesus 2006-12-08 17:47:18 UTC
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Description of problem:
When ever Add/Remove software is clicked it denies access. and request that bugzilla be notified

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


How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1.click applications
2.click add/remove software
3.

Actual Results:
It does not allow user to proceed

Expected Results:
new window open to allow installation

Additional info:
Component: Software Manager
Summary: TBc3704fb6 config.py:656:_getsysver:TypeError: rpmdb open failed

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 445, in ?
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 438, in main
    pm = PackageManager(options.config)
  File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 60, in __init__
    GraphicalYumBase.__init__(self, False, config)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pirut/__init__.py", line 124, in __init__
    plugin_types=(yum.plugins.TYPE_CORE,))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 125, in doConfigSetup
    self.conf = config.readMainConfig(startupconf)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 597, in readMainConfig
    yumvars['releasever'] = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot, startupconf.distroverpkg)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 656, in _getsysver
    idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg)
TypeError: rpmdb open failed

Local variables in innermost frame:
installroot: /
ts: <rpmUtils.transaction.TransactionWrapper instance at 0xa117bcc>
distroverpkg: redhat-release

Comment 1 Lukas Vrabel 2007-02-27 14:37:15 UTC
i dont think this is a bug in amanda...

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2007-03-19 22:05:06 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 231771 ***