Rpm 4.2.1 on RHL 8 and 9?

[Jos Vos]

Hi Jeff, others,

Is it safe to use rpm 4.1.2 (e.g. a rebuilded Severn rpm) on RHL 8
and 9 to prevent the frequently appearing sequence rpm lockup ->
kill -9 ... -> rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db* -> try again?

Thanks,

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