On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Ching-Chuan Chiang(¦¿²M¬u) wrote: > My disk space is full while I am installing packages by using > "dpkg -i package.deb". > Then, I cannot access my original status, that is, > "dpkg -l" shows nothing. > The disk full is due to the log file created by configurating package. > After I delete the log file to get back my disk space, > the dpkg still cannot work. > It seems some data files in /var/lib/dpkg are lost and the database for > dpkg is empty. > If I want to install some packages now, the dependence error occurs since > dpkg detects no packages are installed. > > How can I restore my original install setting..?
First clear some space. Remove any packages that you might have downloaded. Then to go /var/lig/dpkg/updates, and type: grep "^#padding" * remove any files which have that. Rerun dpkg, from the top (i.e. access method, update, select, etc.) that will recreate any files that might have been truncated. This time when you select Install, (I am assuming you are using the FTP option) say yes to the question which asks if you want to select the packages to download. Just download them a few at a time. Eventually you will be able to install most things. You need to do something similiar if you use another method other than FTP. However I can't remember if dselect/dpkg give you the ability to select which indiviual packges you want installed in a session like you can with FTP. Regards, Anand. -- `When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know," the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives' -- Robert A Heinlein, "If this goes on --" -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
