Just a shot in the dark, but you could go to www.debian.org and download the .deb for apt and install it on your system with dpkg.
Salman Ahmed wrote: > > Now I've done it. I deleted some files from /var/state/apt/lists/ > in the hopes of solving my earlier problem and now apt-get is > totally hosed : > > @phoenix:[/root] apt-get update > Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Err http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/non-us.debian.org_debian-non-US_dists_stable_non-US_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Err http://http.us.debian.org dists/proposed-updates/ Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_proposed-updates_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates Release > Ign http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Release > Ign http://http.us.debian.org dists/proposed-updates/ Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Release > Err http://www.netgod.net x/ Packages > Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/www.netgod.net_x_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Release > Ign http://www.netgod.net x/ Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Sources > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_source_Sources > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_source_Sources > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Release > Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources > Could not open file > /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_source_Sources > - open (2 No such file or directory) > Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Release > E: Unable to read /var/state/apt/lists/partial/ - opendir (2 No such file or > directory) > Exit 100 > > Can this be fixed without having to reinstall Debian ? > (yes I know it was a bad idea to delete those files from /var/!!) > > -- > Salman Ahmed > ssahmed AT interlog DOT com > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
