dpgk --screw-up

["Eric N. Valor" <eric.valor@lutris.com>]

Assuming some well-meaning yet misguided admin around here (really, honest, 
it wasn't me) decided to delete all files in /var/lib/dpkg, what's the best 
way to rebuild dpkg's notion of which packages are installed on the 
system?  Also, since it seems that apt is failing, what can I do to resolve 
this situation?

(sigh)

Thanks.
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Eric N. Valor
Webmeister
Lutris Technologies
eric.valor@lutris.com

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