Database disk image is malformed

[Jim]

On 01/23/2010 12:06 AM, Matt Domsch wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 09:35:49PM -0500, Jim wrote:
>    
>> FC12-x86_64/KDE
>>
>> #yum install
>>
>> Error: Database disk image is malformed
>>
>> I removed /var/lib/rpm/__db.** files
>> And then I did a ;
>> #rpm --rebuilddb *
>>
>> But that still doesn't help when running yum.
>> What am I not doing right?
>>      
> I ran into this once recently, when I hit Ctrl-C at an inopportune
> moment while yum was running on that window.  Like you, thought it was
> the RPM database that was corrupt, and like you did the same thing to
> no effect.
>
> # yum clean all
>
> had no effect either.
>
> To resolve, I deleted all the contents of /var/lib/yum/.  It's kind of
> heavyweight, but it resolved it.  You may try simply deleting
> /var/lib/yum/history/* first, and see if that's sufficient (assuming
> you don't need to be able to have yum roll back completed transactions
> to some previous state).  If not, try deleting yumdb/ there.
>
> There may be a better way to handle this, but I'll let the yum experts
> chime in then.
>
> Thanks,
> Matt
>
>    

Remove contents from /var/lib/yum/history/* did the trick. THANKS MUCH MATT

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