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Neil Stone wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Grant Sewell wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> If the files in /var/lib/dpkg have become corrupt, is there any way to >> fix them so an "apt-get"ting works nicely again - I lost power midway >> through an upgrade yesterday and now (at least) /var/lib/dpkg/available >> has become somewhat corrupt. >> >> Cheers. >> Grant. >> >> > > just a shot in the dark.. > > apt-get update > > ? > Doesn't seem to do the job... I apt-got the update and when I do an "apt-get upgrade" it still comes back with "missing somethingorother in /var/lib/dpkg/available" (or other similar messages). Checking through the file it seems that the entry is somewhat present... it's supposed to be something like "Depends: xxxxx" and it actually reads "Dep#nds: xxxxx", and that's *all over the place*! Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html