On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 11:38:55AM +1030, Tom Cook wrote: > "Donald R. Spoon" wrote: > > > > Andreas Maresch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > Today I have made a _BIG_, thumb newbie-error: I have deleted my "startx" > > > -file! > > > I have potato 2.2.19pre9 with kde 2.0.1, no modifications. > > > My X-server is XF86_SVGA. > > > > > > Is there a fast method to regain the deleted file? > > > Or can anybody post it for me? > > > > > > Thank you in advance > > > > > > Andreas > > > > > > > Probably the easiest way to recover from a "loss" like this is to > > re-install the package that contains the deleted file. In this case the > > file "startx" is in the package "xbase-clients". So here is what I > > would do: > > > > 1. Off the internet using apt-get: > > apt-get update > > apt-get --reinstall install xbase-clients > > > > 2. Off a Debian CDROM: > > > > Just install the xbase-clients package via dpkg or apt-get using the > > CDROM as a source per above. > > > > BTW, if you are ever looking which package a "missing" file is located > > within, you can find this out easily at Debain web site under the > > "Debian Packages" screen. It is the last search option at the bottom of > > the page. > > Given that a newbie will probably use an X-based browser (even I whince > at serious use of lynx) and he's just deleted startx... ;-) >
Fortunatly, I am not _as_ new as I might seem (although I made a real newbie error. I determined the filetype with "file" and thougth, it would report a link as link. And since I had two "startx"-files, I wanted to replace one file with a link... The result is known and documented for ever and visible for everybody, displaying my stupidity ;-D). And since I _definetly_ prefer mutt and lynx to X-based clients, I have been able to read the thread and re-install the lost file. Thanx to everybody! Andreas > Tom > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
