Re: /var/lib gone
> i just found out, that i've accidently erased all the contents
> of /var/lib. the machine works almost fine, but what exactly am
> i missing at the moment, besides that i cannot use dpkg ? is the
> only option to fix this to re-install the distribution? or can
> somebody tell me the normal subtrees of /var/lib and i might be
> able to fix it manually?
>
try "dpkg -S /var/lib" and then "dpkg -i ..." then shown packages once
more. that way you'll avoid reinstalling the whole distro.
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