Re: How to reinstall packages ?
OK,
I'll read teh manpage before trying it. :)
I didn't try it yet.
Ionutz
On Fri, 28 Aug 1998 joost@pc47.mpn.cp.philips.com wrote:
>
> BZZZZT!! klonk! SCRIETCH!
>
> I made a small brainfart^H^H^H^H^Herror, this in fact doesn't work if you
> want to reinstall as it skips everything that is already installed. And
> it tries to install everything that wasn't installed before :-/
>
> *blush* I hope this didn't screw your system
>
> Instead, at step 3 do:
>
> dpkg -iRO *
>
> to recurse and install only selected packages.
>
> BTW, it never hurts to read the manpage, even if you think you know what
> you're doing *blush again*
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Joost
>
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