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

Mark Fowle mark at thefowles.com
Thu Nov 16 14:37:27 EST 2006


My bad....   they are:

 __db.001
 __db.002
 __db.003



On 11/16/06, Mark Fowle <mark at thefowles.com> wrote:
>
> 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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