Possible reasons and solutions for the rpm command hanging with the root user are: Conflicting processes: Check for conflicting processes using the "ps" command and terminate them with the "kill" command if necessary. ps -ef | grep rpm kill <process-id> Corrupted or incomplete database: Rebuild the rpm database with the command: sudo rpm --rebuilddb Disk space: Check the available disk space with the "df" command and free up some space if necessary. df -h Network issues: Check network connectivity with the "ping" command: ping < network-resource > Permissions: Check file and directory permissions with the "ls -l" command and change them with the "chown" and "chmod" commands if necessary. If none of these solutions work, there may be a more serious issue with the system that requires further investigation.