Kpackage on SuSE Linux 6.4 can't read the RPM database

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
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Symptom:

You have installed Kpackage and are able to install packages with it but you can't view the database of installed RPM packages.

Cause:

The format of the RPM database is changed now and then by the RPM developers. The version of Kpackage on SuSE Linux 6.4 doesn't understand the current format of the RPM database.

Solution:

Download the new version of Kpackage from our FTP server or one of its mirrors:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/6.4/kpa1/kpackage.rpm

Install this package using YaST as described in your manual for SuSE Linux 6.4, chapter 3.4.9 Installing Packages.


Keywords: KPACKAGE, 6.4, KDE, RPM

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