[TriLUG] RPM - can't install or erase a package

Mark Fowle mark at thefowles.com
Thu Nov 16 14:36:42 EST 2006


check the /var/lib/rpm directory and remove the __DB00x files... then try
again...


On 11/16/06, Christopher L Merrill <chris at webperformance.com> wrote:
>
> I started installing a large RPM package (VMware) and then decided I
> wanted to get the whole box updated before doing that (it was a new
> install).  So I reflexively hit ctrl-c.  It took it a while to respond,
> during which time I thought "hmmmm...maybe I should have just waited
> for it to finish".
>
> I can now neither install over the existing installation, which appears
> to be incomplete. Nor can I erase the package. The damage appears to be
> limited to this package, since my yum update was successful.  I've tried
> numerous options, including forcing an upgrade, but everything seems to
> result in the same message:
>
> > Unable to find the answer INITSCRIPTSDIR in the installer database
> > (/etc/vmware/locations). You may want to re-install VMware
> Server.\n\nExecution
> > aborted.
> >
> >
> > error: %pre(VMware-server-1.0.1-29996.i386) scriptlet failed, exit
> status 1
> > error:   install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping
> VMware-server-1.0.1-29996
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> TIA,
> C
>
>
>
>
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