Re: my debian blunders v.97
On Tue, 22 Apr 1997 10:04:48 +1000 adavis@saipan.com wrote:
> I deleted /var/lib/dpkg/status.
> So now I can't manipulate anything? Is this a feature?
> (What can I do?) This hard disk has a manuscript on it that I cannot afford
> to lose, using LaTeX, and the TeX system is set up just right. I don't have
> a cdrom or a drive
You should have backup copies of the status file on /var/lib/dpkg/status.old, and if you run cron, /var/lib/dpkg/status.yesterday*.
Look what's the most recent and copy it to status.
Phil.
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