Re: Some doubt

[Chetan Kumar <chetansk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, samir agrawal wrote:

> 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.


Mind you not just while upgrading, you will not be able to install any new
package as well, as all dependence fail, as rpm will not be able to find
any package installed.
- -Chetan S


> 
> 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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