Debian doesn't use RPM for it's package management, so the database will never have anything in it unless you populate it manually.
On 05/04/05 10:42:20AM +0200, Padiyath Sreekumaran wrote: > > Hello, > Iam having the following problem: > #rpm -qa gave the following output > > error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - No such file or directory (2) > > Then I did the following: > > #mkdir /var/lib/rpm > #rpm --initdb > # ls -la /var/lib/rpm > total 24 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 4 08:58 . > drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 May 4 08:57 .. > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24576 May 4 08:57 Packages > > > When I execute "rpm -qa" I get no output.Iam missing a lot of information > in rpm directory. > How can I recreate it? I donot know how I lost the whole directory and > the contents? > Iam missing rpmpkgs file also. > > Thanks in advance, > Kumar > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Padiyath Sreekumar | Tel: +41.56.310.3643 > Paul Scherrer Institut | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIT | Office: WHGA/U132 > WHGA/U132 | Fax: +41.56.310.3649 > CH-5232 Villigen PSI | > Switzerland | > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
