Re: Reinstalling lost packages using /var/lib/dpkg/status-old

2012-09-29 Thread Lars Noodén
On 9/27/12 9:58 PM, lars nooden wrote: If a bunch of packages have been uninstalled, what is an automated way of reinstalling them using /var/lib/dpkg/status-old or /var/backups/dpkg.status.* ? I see a lot of material mentioning status but nothing about precisely how to use it. Regards,

Reinstalling lost packages using /var/lib/dpkg/status-old

2012-09-27 Thread lars nooden
If a bunch of packages have been uninstalled, what is an automated way of reinstalling them using /var/lib/dpkg/status-old or /var/backups/dpkg.status.* ? I see a lot of material mentioning status but nothing about precisely how to use it. Regards, /Lars -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to