Quoting William Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > vrms still lists some non-free packages on my system as "purged." > References to these are found in /var/lib/dpkg/status. > Can I just edit this file? >
I have edited /var/lib/dpkg/status to recover from a b0rked system after a power outage in the middle of a fairly big dist-upgrade. Just be careful, as you have the potential to really hose dpkg's idea of what is on your system. -Roberto ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
