Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "W.Kenworthy" <billk@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Big booboo!
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:13:03
Message-Id: 1122278898.10515.34.camel@localhost
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Big booboo! by "Anthony E. Caudel"
1 Can you:
2
3 man emerge (check out the --regen flag) as a starter
4 rebuild metadata then sync.
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6 BillK
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9 On Mon, 2005-07-25 at 02:59 -0500, Anthony E. Caudel wrote:
10 > Help! I inadvertantly deleted my /var/db/pkg directory (and indeed my
11 > entire /var (Don't ask!)). Is there ANY way to regenerate it or am I
12 > SOL?
13 >
14 > The system still works, just not emerge. If necessary I can rebuild and
15 > migrate the apps but I'm hopeing...
16 >
17 > Tony
18 > --
19 > Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
20 > temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
21 > -- Benjamin Franklin
22 >
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