Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Harald Dunkel wrote: >> Any hint how to get out of this mess without corrupting the >> database would be highly appreciated. > > Just a guess, but wouldn’t "dpkg --clear-avail" work?
Err, no, it wouldn’t. But you can edit /var/lib/dpkg/status and change the version string with underscores to use periods instead. That should be good enough to allow you to, e.g., downgrade dpkg. Whether to call this corrupting the database is up to you. ;-) Alternatively, the patch attached to http://bugs.debian.org/590896 allows one to cope in the meantime without editing /var/lib/dpkg/status at all. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
