[ale] if 'dpkg' is removed, will this entirely disable all up-dating/grading & apt-getfunctions?

[Courtney Thomas]

James,

Am I correct in assuming that you are implicitly saying.....

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apt-get is independent of dpkg, and that,.....

EVEN IF dpkg IS MISSING, you CAN still install dpkg with apt-get ?
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Regarding my travail in all this.....I am at this point taking all
this to be a learning experience and if I can finally salvage and
repair this system, I think I'll have a much better grasp of Debian,
even if it's only at the operational level, which has a lot of value
to a user, at least this one  :-)

I am not discouraged and in fact am pleased at how much I've learned,
thanks a lot to you.

Cordially,
Courtney


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Sumners" <james.sumners at gmail.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [ale] if 'dpkg' is removed,will this entirely disable all
up-dating/grading & apt-getfunctions?


> Yes, synaptic is just another frontend for dpkg. Instead of upgrading
> dpkg along with other things, try `apt-get install dpkg`. That should
> replace dpkg without breaking the system (further).
>
> I'm not really sure what has happened during your upgrade, but it
> isn't good. I'm ready to say that you should start over and install
> from a Sarge CD.
>
> On 10/22/06, Courtney Thomas <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > James,
> >
> > I'm using synaptic.
> >
> > I assume that they're all based on dpkg somehow, but maybe not so.
> >
> > Is their a 'concise' description of Debian innards anywhere on the web ?
> >
> > Surely somebody's done this !
> >
> > I'm sittin' here with a screen that says it's ready to do the long
sought
> > for,
> > 'cept it's warnin' me that it's about to delete an ESSENTIAL
pkg,....dpkg.
> >
> > I sure would like to hit <ret> but would like to hear from someone who's
> > done this without committing hara-kari   :-)
> >
> > Courtney
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Sumners" <james.sumners at gmail.com>
> > To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 9:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ale] if 'dpkg' is removed,will this entirely disable all
> > up-dating/grading & apt-getfunctions ?
> >
> >
> > > Hmm, if apt is the one doing this then I think it should be okay. The
> > > package does have to be upgraded somehow.
> > >
> > > On 10/22/06, Courtney Thomas <courtneycthomas at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > > > The reason I ask is that to install the stable version of coreutils,
my
> > > > machine is requiring
> > > > that I in the process, remove dpkg, if I accede, will I then be
unable
> > to
> > > > turn right around
> > > > and install the appropriate version   ?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks once more,
> > > > Courtney
> > >
> > > --
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>
> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
>
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