update source database in rpmdrake

[baudolino]

Rpmdrake 9.0 accessed as KDE menu ---> Configuration --->Packaging --->Install Software.

I got this error message "Installation failed, some files are missing. You may want to update your sources database."

I tried (as root) urmpi.update -a . Same error.

How do I update the source database?

[baudolino]

I succeeded installing the rpm that I wanted by setting up a ftp media in urpmi and installing from there. It looks like I am unable to install from my own installation cds.

[Ronin]

Sounds more like you were having dependiencies problems and when you used urpmi it got the dependiencies.

[mystified]

I have the same problem but if I uprmi the package by name it installs just fine. :?

[bvc]

I tried (as root) urmpi.update -a . Same error.

from

man urpmi.update

NAME

      urpmi.update - Updates packages list for specified medias

 

SYNOPSIS

      urpmi.update [options] [<names>]

 

DESCRIPTION

      urpmi.update scans all the <names> media to update their packages list.

      Usefull for ftp location for example.

 

      <names> is a list of name you first told to urpmi.addmedia

 

OPTIONS

      --wget use wget only for downloading distant files. By default curl  is

             used if available or wget instead.

 

      --curl use  curl only for downloading distant files. By default curl is

             used if available or wget instead.

 

      -a     Select all media that are not using a removable device to update

             them.

 

      -c     Clean /var/cache/urpmi/headers directory on exit.

 

      -d     Force    complete    computation    of    (not   used   anymore)

             /var/lib/urpmi/depslist.ordered file.

 

      -f     Force rebuild of hdlist files or base files (/var/lib/urpmi/dep-

             slist.ordered,            /var/lib/urpmi/provides            and

             /var/lib/urpmi/compss).

You were telling urpmi not to update you CD's. If you look at /var/lb/urpmi, you'll see something like;

list.Installation CD 1 (x86) (cdrom1)

list.Installation CD 2 (x86) (cdrom2)

list.International CD (x86) (cdrom3)

list.Texstar

list.contrib

list.cooker

list.plf

list.update_source

 

so if you want to update CD 1, run

urpmi.update Installation CD 1

if Texstar

urpmi.update Texstar

 

 

Another thing to look at is

/var/lib/rpm

when no rpm process is running and see if there are any _db.0 files. If there are, delete them and run

rpm --rebuilddb

 

man urpmi

man urpmi.addmedia

man urpmi.update

man urpmi.removemedia

man autoirpm

man gurpmi

man urpmf (*use this*)

man urpmq

man rpmdrake

man rpm

 

In X run mcc>Software Management>Software Sources Manager. You could always remove the CD sources and add them again.

[baudolino]

Thanks for your help!

I successfully updated the source database for my installation CDs.

One more question. I was unable to find the manual page for gurpmi, autoirpm and rpmdrake.

[baudolino]$ man rpmdrake

No manual entry for rpmdrake

[baudolino]$

 

"info rpmdrake"' sends me to the top directory of info.

Please let me know where to find these manuals.

 

baudolino

[bvc]

You're welcome!

 

I don't have a man for gurpmi or autoirpm either. I got that from man urpmi. I don't know that there is one for rpmdrake.