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Re: Some doubt



hello srinath,
no you don't want to delete this stuff. This is the rpm database that
the Redhat Package Management system uses to keep track of packages and
dependencies and so on. Especially useful when you are upgrading.

samir


- --- "N.S.Srinath" <susri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In /var/lib/rpm, there are some .rpm files.
> (conflictsindex, fileindex,
> groupindex, nameindex, packages, providesindex,
> requiredby).
> 
> What are these files and what do they do?  They
> occupy 5.8 MB.  Can I
> safely delete them?
> 
> I am using Rh5 from PCQ CD.
> 
> Thanks,
> Srinath.
> 
> 
> 
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