On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 02:48:34PM -0400, PaulNM wrote: > I have a Sarge system where I tried to move /usr to a separate > partition. To make a long story short, I accidently copied the Knoppix > cd's /usr, not the deb system's /usr. > > I actually saved /usr as /usrold on the original partition, but deleted > it once everything seemed to be working. End result: I have to > regenerate /usr. > > I'm thinking I'll have to use dpkg and apt to reinstall any debs that > are already installed (maybe get/set-selections), but this leads me to > two questions. > > 1: Should I tar /etc before this and overwrite it again afterwards? If > so, are there any other directories I should do the same to?
Shouldn't be necessary. > 2: Is there a way to only reinstall packages with files in /usr? For > example, kernel-sources* has files placed in /usr, but kernel-image* do not. *Every* package installs something into /usr (/usr/share/doc to be precise) as far as I know. The simplest way is to reinstall everything is to use aptitude, put the cursor on "Installed Packages", type 'L' as in shift-L, and then 'g'. -- You win again, gravity! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
