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Reinstalling packages on Debian
Posted by Matt Sims, 02-27-2007, 06:41 AM Hi, I'm a new Linux user trying to install a few packages on a new dedicated Debian server. Following some tutorials, I installed Apache1.3 & PHP4 using apt-get install and had them up and running no problem. I then decided to change the versions, so removed them using apt-get remove and deleted the relevant folders from /etc (this was before I knew of the apt-get --purge option). I then tried to install Apache2 and PHP5, and although it appears to have worked, folders are not created for them in /etc so it doesn't work. Is there a way of doing a fresh clean install so that the folders are created? I've tried apt-get clean without success. Alternatively, a way to rollback Debian to it's previous state before I got my grubby little hands on it! Thanks for any advice. Matt.
Posted by woutersteven, 02-28-2007, 05:26 AM you can do a reinstall like this: apt-get install --reinstall Although this is not what you asked for, perhaps its useful anyway. GOodluck
Posted by Matt Sims, 06-14-2007, 02:22 PM Thanks for the reply.
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