Fatal error, run database recovery

If you get this error while installing new packages or through yum install pkg*

[root@inf1sysadm1 Download]# rpm -ivh thunderbird-2.0.0.18-2.fc11.i386.rpm
rpmdb: Thread/process 3301/3085969184 failed: Thread died in Berkeley DB library
error: db4 error(-30974) from dbenv->failchk: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - (-30974)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
rpmdb: Thread/process 3301/3085969184 failed: Thread died in Berkeley DB library
error: db4 error(-30974) from dbenv->failchk: DB_RUNRECOVERY: Fatal error, run database recovery
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm

Try this solution :---

# rm /var/lib/rpm/__db*

# rpmdb --rebuilddb (wait for complete)

Now your problem solved... :)

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/var/cache/yum/updates/metalinks.xml does not exist

After FC11 upgrade, software update is failing

Run Following command

#yum clean all

After that

#yum update

Hope your problem resolved.

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