I accidentally deleted the status file that dselect uses to determine what is installed on my machine. I managed to recover using one of the numerous backups of the status file that dselect keeps when it updates software. By issuing several dpkg commands, I think I got back a status file that correctly reflects what is on my system.
My questions are: Is it possible to generate this status file from scratch somehow? Can this status file be checked to see if it really reflects what is on the system? I couldn't figure it out. It looks like it should be possible - the software is still there as well as numerous debian files in the dpkg info directory as well as other places. My accident could have well have deleted the status file backups as well (they all start with status*) and then I would have been stuck. Thanks, Jon Bakken =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Jon A. Bakken [EMAIL PROTECTED] (630) 840-4790 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .