On 11 Aug 2001 17:29:51 +0200, David Dayan-Rosenman wrote: > Hi, > Iscrewed up and erased the /var/lib/dpkg/status* files for dpkg/dselect, is > there anyway to restore them ? > The optimal solution would be to restore them from your backups that you make nightly. Without those I don't know an easy way to regenerate your database of what is installed. I hosed this dir once and slowly watched the sytem get less stable every update. Maybe someone else can help with more experience.
--mike
