Joseph Barillari wrote: > >>>>> "JDB" == Joseph Barillari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > JDB> Hi. After a nasty crash during a dist-upgrade, I discovered > JDB> that /var/lib/dpkg/status was missing (fsck must not have > JDB> been able to save it). I restored a copy form /var/backups, > JDB> and threw away a file from /var/lib/dpkg/updates/ that was > JDB> making dpkg choke (it was malformed, probably truncated) and > JDB> resumed the dist-upgrade. > > JDB> Unfortunately, something else in the dpkg/apt system seems to > JDB> be hosed, and I'm not sure how to fix it. > > More Googling revealed: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200111/msg00393.html > > The solution is apparently to empty (e.g., rm $i; touch $i) the files > in /var/cache/debconf.
It'd be nice if you could send me a copy first! -- see shy jo
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