On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 07:09:54AM -0700, Sean Champ wrote: > hello. > > i've come across a need to reinstall some packages, a few times so far. > > ( yeah, this probably shouldn't need to be done, by someone who knows > what they're doing. that's why i'm trying to learn. ) > > ( and most recently, this reinstall-need is a result of kluding up some things > xFree-related, while trying to install x 4.0.1 from the un-debianized > distribution. > > ( now, xemacs works from root, but for non-root attempts at use it (xemacs) > complains about libXaw.6.so , or something like that, and does not start. ) ) > > > so, a proposal: > > maybe a 'reinstall' option for apt-get ?
apt-get --reinstall install <pkg> IOW, it's been done already, "man apt-get" will show this :) -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
