lina:
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> I read the man dpkg,
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> and didn't think too much, just tried the
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> dpkg --clear-selections
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> and then the dpkg --get-selections shows
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> root@Debian:/home/lina# dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | wc -l
> 2991
> root@Debian:/home/lina# dpkg --get-selections | grep " install" | wc -l
> 0
I understand your problem has been solved already, but nevertheless:
/var/backups should contain an old version of your /var/lib/dpkg/status.
J.
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