Re: ..how do I tell apt-get | dpkg about bad files off a bad disk? Clue Whack, Please!

[Mark Roach <mrroach@okmaybe.com>]

On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 11:05, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> ..on remastering a wee knoppix derivative, the disk whined about read
> errors down the /usr/XFree86 tree, so I moved my tree to another disk, 
> and figured apt-get --reinstall or some such should fix it for me.
> 
> ..the "some such" is the problem;  how do I get "apt-get --re-install"
> to overwrite my bad files???  Or, tell the apt-get | dpkg database 
> about bad files off a bad disk?

Does "apt-get install --reinstall <packagename>" work? you might need to
erase the cached .deb file from /var/cache/apt/archives/
-- 
Mark Roach