Rpm-Recovery

• Remove /var/lib/rpm/__db* files to avoid stale locks:

>cd /var/lib/rpm

>tar -cvzf rpm-date.tar.gz rpm

>rm -f __db* # delete it if present

>rpm --rebuilddb -vv

• Now check whether the other commands are working (i.e).

 >yum install <anypackage>

 >rpm <>