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Commenting multiple lines in a file with vi editor

From command mode, type : n1,n2s/^/#/ n1, n2 are the first and last line that need to comment example: comment from line 10-20 use : 10,20s/^/#/ And to uncomment, we use : n1,n2s/#/

Fix error “cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm”

Fix error  “cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm” when try to update (upgrade) some packages How to fix: Step1: Remove old lock files running #rpm  -rf /var/lib/rpm/__db* Step2: Rebuild rpm database #rpm  -vv –rebuilddb