I've been messing around with my LM 7.1. I'm attempting to update a number of packages so I can compile the latest kernel. I upgraded e2fs to version 1.19. This installs files in /usr/man/man1 & man8. It installs files such as xxx.1 and xxx.8. After installing these files, I went in and deleted what appeared to be duplicates. I did this because the INSTALL suggested that if I didn't remove them, the system would keep using the older versions. When I tune2fs --version I got the previous version number. So, I went in and deleted the .bz2 version of every duplicate I had. (i.e. xxx.8 & xxx.8.bz2). The only problem is, I think I deleted more pairs than files that got installed. The version number that it displays is now correct. However, I screwed a boot file. As it tries to mount one of my hdas, it drops into "fixit" mode. I don't have any problem reinstalling 7.1 and doing all of this all over again. Right now I'm just playing with it. Nothing serious. However, if there's a way to avoid all of that, I would appreciate it. Anyone know of any way to recover the man files I deleted without reinstalling? Maybe learn a little about system fixing and recovery.
