Patrick Ouellette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My status file got clobbered (ok, it was removed from /var while I was > looking for more space to work in). Is there any way to get dpkg to > look at my system and update the installed packages list based on what > is actually on the system?
Your statusfile is very important. Therefore you have some backups: # ls /var/lib/dpkg alternatives/ methlock status.yesterday.2.gz available methods/ status.yesterday.3.gz available-old predep-package status.yesterday.4.gz cmethopt status status.yesterday.5.gz diversions status-old status.yesterday.6.gz diversions-old status.bak updates/ info/ status.yesterday.0 lock status.yesterday.1.gz One of these still there? Ciao, Martin -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .