Hi,
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I did a basic debian installation using knoppix and debootstrap and made the mistake to run ...:
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apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
apt apt-utils aptitude netbase openbsd-inetd tasksel tasksel-data
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
apt
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 7 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 16.4MB disk space will be freed.
You are about to do something potentially harmful.
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
?] Yes, do as I say!
(Reading database ... 7283 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing apt-utils ...
Removing tasksel ...
Removing tasksel-data ...
Removing aptitude ...
Removing apt ...
Removing netbase ...
Removing openbsd-inetd ...
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So, I mistakenly removed apt-utils, apt and aptitude, which I could have kept.
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How do I reinstalled the apt-utils themselves in order t be able to use apt-get?
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Thanx
Albretch