On Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 09:41:16AM +0100, amircea@libertysurf.fr wrote:
OK, I found what database it is by using rpm with option -vv (very verbose). Very useful option ! Now to interrogate or modify this database myself is another matter... does anybody know how to do it ? I tried to follow Stephan's suggestion )adjust the database using rpm with option --justdb) but it does not work.
I would shy away from messing with the RPM database. If anything should happen to it (i.e. corruption) then you lose the ability to easily install software. If you have an RPM that has a dependency for something. And you know that you have that something installed, then why not use 'rpm --nodeps -i'. I know it isn't a pretty solution, but it sure beats a reinstall. Victor Cardona