Description of problem: Following a clean install, /var/lib/rpm does not exist. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm-4.17.0-9.fc36.x86_64 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Clean install Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-36_Beta-1.3.iso 2. 3. Actual results: /var/lib/rpm does not exist on the Live media, is not created on the installation destination. Expected results: There should be a symlink /var/lib/rpm->/usr/lib/sysimage/rpm symlink Additional info: A snapshot from a clean install of Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-36-20220220.n.0.iso also is missing the symlink so I don't think this is a new problem.
Proposed as a Blocker for 36-final by Fedora user chrismurphy using the blocker tracking app because: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RelocateRPMToUsr NOTE: the bug does not affect upgrades, just new clean installs. A condition of the change is there should be a symlink /var/lib/rpm -> /usr/lib/sysimage/rpm and the change does block release. We're past freeze so the contingency probably doesn't apply. Since the missing symlink isn't breaking any dnf or PackageKit functionality, or seemingly anything else out of the box, I think we're on solid ground saying "well it's a beta" and documenting this in common bugs. And making this a final blocker, so that's what I'm proposing.
FEDORA-2022-c564d315fc has been submitted as an update to Fedora 36. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-c564d315fc
Updating to rpm-4.17.0-10.fc36 fixed this on a f36 installation that was missing /var/lib/rpm.
FEDORA-2022-c564d315fc has been pushed to the Fedora 36 testing repository. Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command: `sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2022-c564d315fc` You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-c564d315fc See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
FEDORA-2022-c564d315fc has been pushed to the Fedora 36 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.