Sounds like either a corrupted yum or rpm database. I'd start by flushing the former and rebuilding the latter: sudo yum clean all sudo rpm --rebuilddb On 18 January 2015 at 23:16, William Biggs <kc8pdr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I running 21 with gnome install when I try to install any software from > the software center . The first software install just fine . But when I > try to install anything else it will not install so . I try to install > it from command line with yum install program's name to see the error > and I get this error: db5 error(-30973) from dbenv->open: BDB0087 > DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery > error: cannot open Packages index using db5 - (-30973) > error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm > CRITICAL:yum.main . Only way I can get it to work is to reboot . Dose > anyone know how to fix it ? > > > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Andy The only person to have all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
