Re: editing /var/lib/dpkg/available

SOLVED: I edited the available file manually, then used "dpkg --update-avail /var/lib/dpkg/available". Thank you, Camaleón, Goran, and Wolodja . On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Wolodja Wentland wrote: > Have a look at /var/lib/dpkg/available-old as well, as it should contain > a recent backup o

Re: apache2 ftp password

I think you should mention the name of the ftp server software you are using. If you are using ftp to upload files to /var/www, I don't think it will have anything to do with Apache (as far as security or upload management is concerned). If have not installed ftp server software yet, a quick searc

editing /var/lib/dpkg/available

I played around with Zimbra a while ago, but have removed it now. I get the following error whenever I use apt-get: warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 8727 package 'zimbra-ldap': error in Version string '6.0.8_GA_2661.DEBIAN5_64': invalid character in version number Since I won