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

[Arnt Karlsen <arnt@c2i.net>]

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?

..yeah, I know it's trivial, but I can't find what's hidden 
under my damn nose without a clue whack.  ;-)

-- 
..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-)
...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
  Scenarios always come in sets of three: 
  best case, worst case, and just in case.