[Yum] restarting yum.. from a clean rpm/yum database...

[Greg Knaddison]

On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 08:24:56 -0800, bruce <bedouglas at earthlink.net> wrote:
> hi..
> 
> we have a situation with yum/rpm/apt-get where yum/apt-get doesn't seem to
> work to do a linux OS/FC update.
> 
> can someone tell us if there's a way to essentially clean the system/rpm db,
> so we can restart fresh... we'd like to be able to reinstall the correct
> rpms for yum/fedora-release and essentially do a 'yum -upgrade' and have yum
> go through the entire process, as if there were no files/rpms already
> installed on the system....

Have you tried to do a #rpm --rebuilddb

For extra labotomy cleanliness you can also do #yum clean 

I think the options for yum clean depend on your version.

> 
> we can find no information as to how to do this process.
> 

#man rpm

and:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=rpm+clean+rpmdb&btnG=Search


> we've tried to remove yum, as well as various dirs with no luck..
> 
> if we can get to a clean start, we can reinstall the OS over itself, and get
> a clean OS...
> 

You mentioned in a previous post that you're willing to pay someone
for "yum" help.  I think more you need remote linux install help,
right?  And for that, the yum list is not a good advertising board.

Greg