Getting back KDE-BASE ... :x
i did an apt-get install kdewallpapers, and then kde-libs and kde-base went kablooey ... they went bye-bye to make room for kdewallpapers .deb
grrrrrr. makes me mad that a wallpaper set messed things up, and i can't get a base file back.
i managed to get back kde-libs, but i can't get back kde-base
i tried removing the kdewallpapers deb that caused the mess, and reinstalled kde-libs, but it won't allow kde-base deb. is there any way to get it back after using the force option to no avail? it tells me that there are unsatisfied dependencies now with other components.
i even tried the --fix-broken option to apt-get.
Re: Getting back KDE-BASE ... :x
1. Backup critical files (/etc and others)
2. Re-install.
--Sorry. Once I flamed KDE back to the Stone Age by de-installing WINE (this was months ago, prolly the 1st time I installed to HD) and there was really no alternative but a reinstall to completely fix the system.
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Originally Posted by athlonthunder
i did an apt-get install kdewallpapers, and then kde-libs and kde-base went kablooey ... they went bye-bye to make room for kdewallpapers .deb
grrrrrr. makes me mad that a wallpaper set messed things up, and i can't get a base file back.
i managed to get back kde-libs, but i can't get back kde-base
i tried removing the kdewallpapers deb that caused the mess, and reinstalled kde-libs, but it won't allow kde-base deb. is there any way to get it back after using the force option to no avail? it tells me that there are unsatisfied dependencies now with other components.
i even tried the --fix-broken option to apt-get.
Re: Elbow grease ... brrrr
Quote:
Originally Posted by athlonthunder
I reinstalled the system. Thank goodness it's a single CD to install. lol.
Win
:?
Indeed- it sucks though when you have to reinstall and then make all of those tweaks, upgrades, changes, etc. again. If you have a little hard drive space to spare OR perhaps some cdr media to use you could easily backup your entire partition with this:
http://www.partimage.org
It is quick and painless to reinstall with this excellent software.
Re: Elbow grease ... brrrr
--Personally, I use this script (don't forget to chmod +x it) BEGIN bkpsys
#!/bin/bash
mount /dev/hda13 /mnt/bkps
cd /mnt/bkps/local/debian
ls -l
bkpfname='hdb1-knoppix-32-GOODmods-20030329'
# Cmd not found?
#debsort
dpkg -l >~/DEBInstalled.list
# XXX BACKUP DEB CACHE BEFORE RUNNING $0!!
apt-get clean
time updatedb
time tar \
--exclude=/mnt/* --exclude=/proc \
--exclude=/cdrom --exclude=/floppy \
--exclude=/.journal --exclude=/lost+found \
-cvf - / | \
gzip -9cv >$bkpfname.tar.gz
ls -l
#********************
--If you have to restore, you'll have to create the excluded subdirs by hand; but I've tested it and works for me. (You'll also have to edit the script to suit your local partitioning, and create the backup dir.) And don't forget to re-run LILO.
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Originally Posted by rickenbacherus
Quote:
Originally Posted by athlonthunder
I reinstalled the system. Thank goodness it's a single CD to install. lol.
Win
:?
Indeed- it sucks though when you have to reinstall and then make all of those tweaks, upgrades, changes, etc. again. If you have a little hard drive space to spare OR perhaps some cdr media to use you could easily backup your entire partition with this:
http://www.partimage.org
It is quick and painless to reinstall with this excellent software.
