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Is there a way to recover deleted dpkg Directory?
Using root and recursive rm ( rm -r) is a recipe for disasters, don’t do it. The files and directories that were deleted are as follows:
Can a dpkg remove a package by itself?
In that case, dpkg won’t remove them by itself, but the package’s postrm script (which is called by dpkg), has to take care of their removal during purge. Of course, this only applies to files in system directories, not configuration files written to individual users’ home directories. Purging of a package consists of the following steps: 1.
Is there a back end to dpkg query?
If any such action is encountered dpkg just runs dpkg-deb or dpkg-query with the parameters given to it, but no specific options are currently passed to them, to use any such option the back-ends need to be called directly. dpkg maintains some usable information about available packages.
Do you need a manual to install dpkg?
This manual is intended for users wishing to understand dpkg ‘s command line options and package states in more detail than that provided by dpkg –help . It should not be used by package maintainers wishing to understand how dpkg will install their packages.
What to do if dpkg is not found in path?
If you can’t run dpkg, something is very badly wrong, and you should focus on getting dpkg back. If it can’t find dpkg, do a ls -la /usr/bin/dpkg. If that is missing, then you need to replace it. And do you recall doing anything out of the ordinary with your system that might have caused it to break? – Faheem Mitha Aug 20 ’19 at 17:48
How to restore dpkg-deb in mint 18.3?
To restore dpkg-deb, you should try re-installing dpkg: download the appropriate package file (Mint 18.3 is based on Ubuntu 16.04, so look for Xenial on this page to get the appropriate links; the download link I’m giving here assumes you’re using amd64) If that fails, you’ll need to resort to a more manual approach as suggested in arved’s answer: