i think this was intended for the list, not me personally ;)
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On Tue, Apr 25, 2000 at 10:12:18AM +0200, Brad wrote:
> You could still get a list of more or less all installed packages, since
> every package creates a self-named directory in /usr/doc or
> /usr/share/doc. There's one or two extras. A quick check on my own
> system shows only one package installed without any docs: fdflush.
> Sounds like a bug to me, since it should have at least a copyright
> file... Anyone feel like filing it, or do i have to do it myself? ;)
>
> If you could get things together far enough for dpkg/apt to work, you
> could then go reinstall every package you previously had.
>
After inspecting /usr/doc and reinstalling everything, also release
cruft on your system. You can ask dpkg on irc to which package the
remaining files belong. Them your sure that you got them all back that
don't only exists in /var/lib and to my knowledge there aren't any.
Mzzl Joost (de zoveelste)
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