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sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/updates sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.statoverride.0 /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.diversions.0 /var/lib/dpkg/diversions sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.arch.0 /var/lib/dpkg/arch sudo dpkg --clear-avail sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade # If needed. If someone ends up nuking "/var/lib/dpkg":
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/updates sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.statoverride.0 /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.diversions.0 /var/lib/dpkg/diversions sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.arch.0 /var/lib/dpkg/arch sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade # If needed. If someone ends up nuking "/var/lib/dpkg":
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/updates sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.statoverride.0 /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.diversions.0 /var/lib/dpkg/diversions sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.arch.0 /var/lib/dpkg/arch sudo dpkg --clear-avail sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade # If needed. If someone ends up nuking "/var/lib/dpkg":
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/updates sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.statoverride.0 /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.diversions.0 /var/lib/dpkg/diversions sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.arch.0 /var/lib/dpkg/arch sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade # If needed. If someone ends up nuking "/var/lib/dpkg":
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/updates sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.statoverride.0 /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.diversions.0 /var/lib/dpkg/diversions sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.arch.0 /var/lib/dpkg/arch sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade # If needed. If someone ends up nuking "/var/lib/dpkg":
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/updates sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.statoverride.0 /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.diversions.0 /var/lib/dpkg/diversions sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.arch.0 /var/lib/dpkg/arch sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade # If needed. If someone ends up nuking "/var/lib/dpkg":
sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/updates sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/info sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.statoverride.0 /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.diversions.0 /var/lib/dpkg/diversions sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.arch.0 /var/lib/dpkg/arch sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade # If needed.