Description of problem: Component: Software Manager Summary: TB6b5e0e87 config.py:661:_getsysver:TypeError: rpmdb open failed Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 453, in ? main() File "/usr/sbin/pirut", line 446, 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 598, in readMainConfig yumvars['releasever'] = _getsysver(startupconf.installroot, startupconf.distroverpkg) File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/yum/config.py", line 661, in _getsysver idx = ts.dbMatch('provides', distroverpkg) TypeError: rpmdb open failed Local variables in innermost frame: installroot: / ts: <rpmUtils.transaction.TransactionWrapper instance at 0x8a91d2c> distroverpkg: redhat-release
I do not seem able to open the software installer. Further, every time that I download software, I cannot install it. How do I access my downloads to send you a report? Thanks, Roger (very much not a geek).
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 230965 ***