Joey Hess wrote:
David A. Cobb wrote:I found a huge problem with my /var filesystem. Or, at least, fsck was going to take all day and more fixing 11 inode block numbers each pass. It's supposed to be possible to clean /var, or at least FHS suggests so.Not really, it only says you can delete data from /var/cache.So, I re-initialized /var.Welcome to a nearly endless world of pain. Where are your backups, BTW?Can anyone identify what directories and files dpkg requires to exist?/var/lib/dpkg/status (empty)
Didn't seem to help. Scr** it! Back to the CD's -- David A. Cobb, Software Engineer, Public Access Advocate "By God's Grace, I am a Christian man; by my actions a great sinner." -- The Way of a Pilgrim: R.French, Tr. Free at last! Free at last! Using Linux, I'm FREE at last! Life is too short to tolerate crappy software!