Yellow Dog Linux Bugfix Announcement
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Package:	rpm  
Issue Date:	Jun 17,2003   
Priority:	medium
Advisory ID: 	YDU-20030617-2


1. 	Topic:

	Updated rpm packages are available.


2. 	Problem:

	The --rebuilddb option can be used with the rpm command ,so as to 
	rebuild your RPM database. This bugfix resolves certain locking issues 
	related to the --rebuilddb option.

3. 	Solution:

   	a) Updating via yum...
	We suggest that you use the yum program to keep your
        system up-to-date. The following command(s) will retrieve
	and install the fixed version of this update onto your system:

		yum update rpm    

   	b) Updating manually...
	Download the updates below and then run the following rpm command.
   	(Please use a mirror site)

		rpm -Fvh [filenames]
		Yellow Dog Linux 3.0
		ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/updates/yellowdog-3.0/
			ppc/rpm-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
			ppc/rpm-build-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
			ppc/rpm-devel-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
			ppc/rpm-python-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
			ppc/popt-1.7.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm

4. Verification

MD5 checksum			  Package
--------------------------------  ----------------------------
[Yellow Dog Linux 3.0]
72f0ecca19cf0696680d32bb8b8a4066  SRPMS/rpm-4.1.1-1.8xa.src.rpm
5199093e20df8c529a5ab1b5294525ee  rpm-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
386bea5dafaea7f94406b29bcbb6a5f4  rpm-build-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
1d51782b8e41800900c91f761046e2fd  rpm-devel-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
f46e78efb529a7752307eb18ea92908c  rpm-python-4.1.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm
571b7c13076c70e78304c23a13ced448  popt-1.7.1-1.8xa.ppc.rpm

If you wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with,
examine the md5sum with the following command: md5sum <filename>


5. Misc.

Terra Soft has setup a moderated mailing list where these security, bugfix, and package
enhancement announcements will be posted. See http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/ for more
information.

For information regarding the usage of yum, see:
http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/yum.shtml