recovery from "rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/info" ?

[Kristian Erik Hermansen]

Hi Ben!

On 8/22/07, Ben Collins <ben.collins at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> sudo apt-get --reinstall install `dpkg --get-selections | grep '[[:space:]]install' | cut -f1`
>
> This _might_ work. There is no silver bullet to fix your problem other
> than file backups.

I like your kung-fu, but how is this any different than...

$ sudo aptitude reinstall ~i

/me awaits master's reply...
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Kristian Erik Hermansen