re-installing the same package in APT

[Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au>]

What is the suggested proceedure for when a package is damaged and needs to
be re-installed?  For example I have accidentally deleted a binary from a
package and I want to re-install the package.  I type
"apt-get install package" but it tells me that the latest version of the
package is already installed.  I then have to remove the package before
re-installing it (hazardous in the case of an essential package).


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