verifying dpkg databases?
Hi,
My "/var" filesystem dropped some files on the floor the other day,
including /var/lib/dpkg/*. I could run e2fsck and dig out most of the
stuff from lost+found, but the question remains: Did I get all the
files back in the right place? Can I in any way verify that
/var/lib/dpkg/{status,available,whatever} is consistent with what
is actually installed?
Or even better, can I rebuild the databases, by scanning the disks
and downloading the appropriate package files?
(No, I don't have a backup. I can reinstall debian anyway, but
it would be nice to know if I have to.)
TTFN,
--
Hans Peter Verne ( hpv @ kjemi.uio.no ) Phone: (+47) 22 85 54 14
Dept. of Chemistry, University of Oslo. Fax: (+47) 22 85 54 41
`It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever,
have you thought of going into teaching?' -- Terry Pratchett, "Mort"
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