Description of problem: after installing libxml, yum/Software Manager crashes. This is the summary: 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 vars['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 0x8bd358c> distroverpkg: redhat-release Then I can not run yum or Software Manager. When I run yum, the output is: # yum update (for example) # yum update Loading "installonlyn" plugin rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery error: db4 error(-30977) from dbenv->open: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30977) error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/yum", line 29, in ? yummain.main(sys.argv[1:]) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/yummain.py", line 85, in main base.getOptionsConfig(args) File "/usr/share/yum-cli/cli.py", line 199, in getOptionsConfig errorlevel=opts.errorlevel) 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 vars['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 The result is that I can not use yum! Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
This is fixed in later updates of FC6
*** Bug 230965 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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