/var/lib

[Christopher Svanefalk]

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Patrick Dupre <
Patrick.Dupre at univ-littoral.fr> wrote:

> Quoting lun, 11 mar 2013 Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net>:
>
>
>>
>> Am 11.03.2013 14:18, schrieb Patrick Dupre:
>>
>>> I made a BIG mistake,
>>> I removed /var/lib.
>>>
>>
>> the machine is done
>>
>>  How can I reinstall it?
>>>
>>
>> what do you imagine to "reinstall"
>> no way - /var/lib contains as example the complete RPM-database
>>
>>  In the past it was possible to recover the database with:
> rpm --rebuilddb
>
> Does it not work any more?
>
> Thank.


As Reindl stated, your best (if not only) option is most likely a
reinstall. Is there a compelling reason for you not to reinstall? Have you
made extensive customizations to your installation? If not, just make a
backup of your home folder and install a fresh copy.


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