On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 01:59:34PM -0500, Mark Roach wrote: > On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 11:05, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > Hi, > > > > ..on remastering a wee knoppix derivative, the disk whined about read > > errors down the /usr/XFree86 tree, so I moved my tree to another disk, > > and figured apt-get --reinstall or some such should fix it for me. > > > > ..the "some such" is the problem; how do I get "apt-get --re-install" > > to overwrite my bad files??? Or, tell the apt-get | dpkg database > > about bad files off a bad disk? > > Does "apt-get install --reinstall <packagename>" work? you might need to > erase the cached .deb file from /var/cache/apt/archives/
I may be wrong, but I think if you still have the .debs around, a "dpkg -i *.deb" will do the trick. That's what I do. I didn't suggest it because I doubt most people keep them around (I do, in a local mirror). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
