Re: dpkg/dselect config files
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
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