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Re: /var/lib/dpkg/status missing?




No such file (both 0 length).  Is it possible to put a 0 length file and 
have it try to re-install or such?


Thus spake ben (benfoley@rcn.com):

> On Thursday 31 January 2002 06:20 pm, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> > I'm building a new machine.  It crashed durring a dist-upgrade after
> > basic install and config.  I went to install gnome after it cleaned the
> > disks and it says it can't find /var/lib/dpkg/status.
> >
> 
> look for /var/lib/dpkg/status-old.
> 
> 
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FYI:
 perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'



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