Re: Some doubt

[Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxx>]

"N.S.Srinath" <susri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> 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?
> 

No, you can't delete them. Those files contain the database needed for
rpm to work. Specifically, they contain info about which files make up
which packages.

	-Arun

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