Re: corrupt/lost dpkg files, dpkg broken, aptitude broken, help :(

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Subject: Re: corrupt/lost dpkg files, dpkg broken, aptitude broken, help :(
From: John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:02:47 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 87hah8i21k.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org>
Reply-to: john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 51B3C0C1.9010800@hardwarefreak.com> (Stan Hoeppner's message of "Sat, 08 Jun 2013 18:39:45 -0500")
References: <[🔎] 51B250FA.9010302@hardwarefreak.com> <[🔎] 20130607222620.GJ26394@desktop> <[🔎] 51B272A3.2000103@hardwarefreak.com> <[🔎] 20130608094332.GK26394@desktop> <[🔎] 51B3C0C1.9010800@hardwarefreak.com>

Stan writes:
> ...why does "aptitude remove --purge" throw an error trying to read
> /var/lib/dpkg/available.  This would suggest aptitude calls dpkg
> during package removal.  Is this the case?

Only dpkg ever installs or removes anything.
-- 
John Hasler

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