On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 04:37:36PM +0000, karl wrote: > On Fri, Jan 11, 2002 at 10:26:10AM -0600, Matt Reynolds wrote: > > > > I have "lost" my /var/lib/dpkg/available and /var/lib/dpkg/status files in a > > FS error. Beyond the actual errors themselves, how do I recover/regenerate > > these files? I poked in the archives and found some resounding answers > > saying "Um, no", but I'm hoping I can hack on it.
I forgot to ask: you haven't "lost" /var/lib/dpkg/info/* as well? I hope
not. This contains the installer/de-installer scripts. If that is lost
too, I would lean towards a re-install...
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Karl E. Jørgensen
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