>>>>> "DD" == Dimitris Dracopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
DD> Hi, DD> I am not able to run dselect and dpkg any more (I think this DD> happened after a crash). DD> Dselect starts but does not let me select any files and exits DD> (same problem with dpkg -i), both giving the following error DD> message: ... DD> Any ideas out there of why this is happening? Could be a crash. However, you can regenerate the /var/lib/dpkg/available database with this command: # apt-get dumpavail > /var/lib/dpkg/available This needs to be done as root, and preferably after a recent apt-get update. Regards, Edward. -- Edward C. Lang woot on various channels on irc.openprojects.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Normal mail. Most stuff ends up here anyway. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Debian mail. Finger this address for keys. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]