Re: problem with symlinks

2000-01-05 Thread Brian May
> "DZM" == David Z Maze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DZM> Note that any Debian package will create a directory DZM> /usr/doc/$PACKAGE (or /usr/share/doc/$PACKAGE in Potato) DZM> containing the package's documentation, including at the very DZM> least the copyright file. So this

Re: problem with symlinks

2000-01-05 Thread David Z. Maze
aphro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: aphro> attached is the results of dpkg -S /usr aphro> aphro> it should list every package i have in /usr, there is a aphro> craplaod of them, probably around 500, Note that any Debian package will create a directory /usr/doc/$PACKAGE (or /usr/share/doc/$PACKAGE

Re: problem with symlinks

2000-01-04 Thread aphro
attached is the results of dpkg -S /usr it should list every package i have in /usr, there is a craplaod of them, probably around 500, here it is.. tkfont, olwm, netscape4, biff, xzip, lg-issue28, xtoolwait, vgacardgames, purity, lg-issue26, cam, aalib1, octave, quota, dftp, makepatch, lg-is

Re: problem with symlinks

2000-01-04 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Ethan Benson wrote: : On 4/1/2000 Sylwester Zelazko wrote: : : >While moving /usr partition to other location i copied links as files. : >Now most of programs and libraries in /usr/lib aren't symlinks. Is't other way : >to recreate them except installing again ? :

Re: problem with symlinks

2000-01-04 Thread Ethan Benson
On 4/1/2000 Sylwester Zelazko wrote: While moving /usr partition to other location i copied links as files. Now most of programs and libraries in /usr/lib aren't symlinks. Is't other way to recreate them except installing again ? this is why its better to use tar instead of cp but cp -

Re: problem with symlinks

2000-01-04 Thread aphro
you may be able to copy them again, and tell it to overwrite existing files, that is if you have the old /usr still available, if not ..dont know what to reccomend nate On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Sylwester Zelazko wrote: slz >Hi. slz > slz > While moving /usr partition to other location i copied link

problem with symlinks

2000-01-04 Thread Sylwester Zelazko
Hi. While moving /usr partition to other location i copied links as files. Now most of programs and libraries in /usr/lib aren't symlinks. Is't other way to recreate them except installing again ?