In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >I somewhat screwed up my package database and had to revert to an old one. >Now it thinks I have some stuff that is installed which isn't and some that >it thinks is installed and is not. WHen I run install in dselect, I get a >lot of these. I guess i'm saying, how do I reinitialize the package >database?
I think somebody else once said you could set the package list based on directories under /usr/doc/, but I am afraid I cannot remember the details. >dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `wdiff' missing, assuming >package has no files currently installed. > >dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `cftp' missing, assuming >package has no files currently installed. Try reinstalling these packages. -- Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>