Re: reinstall all packages
On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 10:02:43PM +0200, Patrick Sannes wrote:
> I have had a huge system crash, and recoverd partionaly from it. But a
> part of the stuff is damaged. Now I want to reinstall all the installed
> packages. Can I do that. Then the system is working again after a night
> of downloads.
First off, because of an earlier thread today I will speak with a
whispering voice. (I have learned a lot about Debian packages).
But since I guess you want the info before bedtime:
The dpkg --get-selections command will display the state of packages
on your system.
I have only used this along with the --set-selections command to
change the state of a single package.
But maybe this can help you create a strategy to reinstall a big
bunch of packages.
I learned about this in the reference manual, found at:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html
Bob
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