Re: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives: FIXED

2002-11-15 Thread Seneca
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 05:44:59PM +, Pigeon wrote: > On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:44:38 -0500, Jerome Acks Jr > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >See man update-alternatives to see how you would normally modify files > >in /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives. I am not sure if anything wo

Re: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives: FIXED

2002-11-15 Thread Pigeon
which got most >> stuff working, including dselect. >> >> I'm now using dselect to reinstall pretty much everything and get the >> system back into a consistent state. I have got a few errors on some >> packages due to /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/foo being corrupt.

Re: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives

2002-11-13 Thread Jerome Acks Jr
everything and get the > system back into a consistent state. I have got a few errors on some > packages due to /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/foo being corrupt. (eg. foo > = awk) > > Is it permissible simply to delete these files? Will I risk breaking > the whole thing again? If so,

/var/lib/dpkg/alternatives

2002-11-12 Thread Pigeon
ges due to /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/foo being corrupt. (eg. foo = awk) Is it permissible simply to delete these files? Will I risk breaking the whole thing again? If so, how do I restore them? TIA Pigeon -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro