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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2000 17:48:58 -0400
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Subject: Re: Well, now I've really done it. [Was: Installation problems]
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In-Reply-To: <398B3A0C.EE9E47CB@home.com>; from superbiskit@home.com on Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 05:47:56PM -0400

On Fri, Aug 04, 2000 at 05:47:56PM -0400, David A. Cobb wrote:
>DJ Delorie wrote:
>> 
>> > Yup, did that.  In fact, I deleted the whole /etc/setup tree, saving
>> > only the things like /etc/passwd that I didn't want to recreate.
>> 
>> You only need to delete /etc/setup/installed.db
>
>Too late now.

You probably should search your entire disk for an "installed.db" file.
If your root mount is screwed up somwhow, then it could be somewhere strange.

cgf

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