Re: dselect/dpkg
On Sat, 6 Feb 1999 09:50:37 -0800 (PST), rrr <rrr@infoquest.jeffnet.org> said:
> I can't let this slide. ;) I do know what I'm doing (been using
> Linux 4 or 5 years) - what I'm not entirely up to speed on is
> Debian's package management system.
Oh, I really didn't mean to impinge your skill or knowledge.
> The fact is, is that by (foolishly) removing libncurses my ability
> to repair the damage was non-existant (no installed ftp clients will
> work without libncurses). I then foolishly used the recovery floppy
> - this is what trashed my dpkg status files i.e. it overwrote them
> with hamm stuff and assumed a new install. My biggest mistake was
> becoming so dependant on this menu driven tool in the first place.
> I started using Debian because I wanted something that would keep
> track of obsolete libs and dependancies across software upgrades.
> As dpkg can't even tell what is (it sees the important stuff - but
> not a lot of other packages that are installed) installed at this
> point and that there is no way to rebuild that information short of
> a full reinstall - I'm wondering "what did I gain by switching from
> Slackware?"
Well, I understand that, but, you know, the dpkg status file *is*
where this information is stored.
> I am going to write a script that will parse the install scripts and
> tell me if _every_ file that a particular package installs is
> installed. If so I will check it by hand. If it is indeed
> installed, I'll change the status file hand. This seems easier than
> a full re-install and will at least give the peace of mind that dpkg
> has a clue as to what's on the system.
Yeah, so long as you get all the versions right.
> Guess I didn't learn that lesson, eh? I don't learn when things
> work right anyway - I learn by breaking then fixing stuff. <rofl>
Yeah, me too.
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