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Jeffrey. · 10-27-2024, 11:21 AM

When I run: dpkg -i dpkg.deb (renamed to shorter file name) I get:

can't open '/var/lib/dpkg/status' : No such file or directory.

Basically, I know dpkg is broken, and I'm trying to reinstall a full version:

https://packages.debian.org/sid/armhf/dpkg/download

Any suggestions? I ran mntroot rw...

While we're at it. Should I be using ARM64 or ARMHF?

I would really like to have apt working instead. Is it possible?

10-27-2024, 11:21 AM	#1
Jeffrey. Member Posts: 14 Karma: 400 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	Trying to use DPKG on Scribe. Getting error: can't open '/var/lib/dpkg/status' When I run: dpkg -i dpkg.deb (renamed to shorter file name) I get: can't open '/var/lib/dpkg/status' : No such file or directory. Basically, I know dpkg is broken, and I'm trying to reinstall a full version: https://packages.debian.org/sid/armhf/dpkg/download Any suggestions? I ran mntroot rw... While we're at it. Should I be using ARM64 or ARMHF? I would really like to have apt working instead. Is it possible? Last edited by Jeffrey.; 10-27-2024 at 11:23 AM.