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From: larry <hugahog@earthlink.net>
To: <aja@si.on.ca>
Subject: Re: [Security Discuss] rpmdrake problem (was mandrake update)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 23:24:34 -0600
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Anton,
Can't address your specific questions in particular
except to say I *think* most of my problems were from my not
rebuilding the database after updating. Also I tried to *install*
a couple files instead of upgrading them.  Doing a 'rpm -qa | sort'
showed some duplicate files, (old and new versions). I also think
(but don't know for sure) that some mirror sites may be partly
at fault. So checking another mirror now and then may be wise.
Of course I will probably be a 'newbie' for many years and have
much to learn :)
Larry


On Tuesday 27 March 2001 06:09, you wrote:
> I have a sort-of similar problem with rpmdrake.
> I've rebuilt /etc/urpmi and /var/lib/urpmi
> but I still have the problem.
>
> It manifests itself like this.
> I bring up urpmi and select a package to load from CD.
> Click on "Do Install".  The slider bar comes up and shuffles.
> Then one of two things happens.  It either goes straight to
> state C as described below OR it appears to go through the process
> of installing the pack in so far as it offers the dialog of what
> has to be loaded and the other things that are necessary and asks
> for confirmation.  On clicking OK, the slider bar shuffles some
> more. It then enters either state A or state B
> In state A it asks for the appropriate CD but the process fails
> install.
> In state B it comes up with an error.
> In either case, the window then disappear and reappears and it goes
> to state C.
> In state C, any selection followed by "do install" causes the
> slider bar snuffle, the disappearance of the window and its
> re-appearance with rpmdrake in state C.
>
> I'm not sure how much there is in common between rpmdrake and
> update apart from rpm.
>
> I have
>
> rpmtools-1.2-12mdk
> urpmi-1.3-11mdk
> gurpmi-0.8-1mdk
> grpmi-8.0-2mdk
> rpmdrake-1.1-15mdk
> rpm-3.0.5-27mdk
> glibc-2.1.3-18mdk
>
> I see nothing in syslog about any of these.
>
> Is this related or is a separate thread of problem?
>
> /a

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