Deleted /usr/include by mistake
Like a real idiot, I deleted my
/usr/include
on 13.04, is there anyway I can retrieve this?
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Like a real idiot, I deleted my
/usr/include
on 13.04, is there anyway I can retrieve this?
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asked Jul 14 '13 at 21:34
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so do i :( trying to install compile ncl, because ncl-ncarg had dependency problems
– Sergio
Jul 27 '16 at 5:08
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Like a real idiot, I deleted my
/usr/include
on 13.04, is there anyway I can retrieve this?
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asked Jul 14 '13 at 21:34
RadagaspRadagasp
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Like a real idiot, I deleted my
/usr/include
on 13.04, is there anyway I can retrieve this?
delete
delete
asked Jul 14 '13 at 21:34
RadagaspRadagasp
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asked Jul 14 '13 at 21:34
RadagaspRadagasp
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asked Jul 14 '13 at 21:34
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asked Jul 14 '13 at 21:34
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so do i :( trying to install compile ncl, because ncl-ncarg had dependency problems
– Sergio
Jul 27 '16 at 5:08
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so do i :( trying to install compile ncl, because ncl-ncarg had dependency problems
– Sergio
Jul 27 '16 at 5:08
so do i :( trying to install compile ncl, because ncl-ncarg had dependency problems
– Sergio
Jul 27 '16 at 5:08
so do i :( trying to install compile ncl, because ncl-ncarg had dependency problems
– Sergio
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/usr/include contains data about your packages, which means that a fresh install wouldn't write anything to it. I'm afraid your system has suffered a great loss.
Maybe you could try an update for your packages, but from experience, I know this doesn't usually work with Ubuntu.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
If your lucky, the apt cache will still have information about packages that used /usr/include. You can find a list using dpkg -S /usr/include/*, and use sudo apt-get reinstall [package] to fix things.
Edit : Best solution found in the comments :
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')
In order to reinstall all packages that where corrupted.
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
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Hi thanks I ran dpkg -S /usr/include/* and got a massive list, how do I use this information with sudo apt-get reinstall [package] ?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 21:43
The list you got is the list of packages that used things in /usr/include. By reinstalling it, you'll repopulate them. Think about recreating /usr/include if you deleted the directory (as root). You could do something likesudo apt-get reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')but keep in mind that it is RISKY.
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 21:55
thanks it says, apt-get reinstall is an invalid operation
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:04
My bad.sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')- Still as RISKY
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 22:05
1
Perhaps I should do a back up first?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:11
|
show 4 more comments
Hi (and thanks for solution), some additional commands used by me:
dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ' > app.list
cat app.list | tr ' ' 'n' | sort | uniq > sortapp.list
cat sortapp.list | tr 'n' ' ' > sortapp-2.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $( cat sortapp-2.list )
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/usr/include contains data about your packages, which means that a fresh install wouldn't write anything to it. I'm afraid your system has suffered a great loss.
Maybe you could try an update for your packages, but from experience, I know this doesn't usually work with Ubuntu.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
If your lucky, the apt cache will still have information about packages that used /usr/include. You can find a list using dpkg -S /usr/include/*, and use sudo apt-get reinstall [package] to fix things.
Edit : Best solution found in the comments :
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')
In order to reinstall all packages that where corrupted.
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
1,733921
Hi thanks I ran dpkg -S /usr/include/* and got a massive list, how do I use this information with sudo apt-get reinstall [package] ?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 21:43
The list you got is the list of packages that used things in /usr/include. By reinstalling it, you'll repopulate them. Think about recreating /usr/include if you deleted the directory (as root). You could do something likesudo apt-get reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')but keep in mind that it is RISKY.
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 21:55
thanks it says, apt-get reinstall is an invalid operation
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:04
My bad.sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')- Still as RISKY
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 22:05
1
Perhaps I should do a back up first?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:11
|
show 4 more comments
/usr/include contains data about your packages, which means that a fresh install wouldn't write anything to it. I'm afraid your system has suffered a great loss.
Maybe you could try an update for your packages, but from experience, I know this doesn't usually work with Ubuntu.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
If your lucky, the apt cache will still have information about packages that used /usr/include. You can find a list using dpkg -S /usr/include/*, and use sudo apt-get reinstall [package] to fix things.
Edit : Best solution found in the comments :
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')
In order to reinstall all packages that where corrupted.
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
1,733921
Hi thanks I ran dpkg -S /usr/include/* and got a massive list, how do I use this information with sudo apt-get reinstall [package] ?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 21:43
The list you got is the list of packages that used things in /usr/include. By reinstalling it, you'll repopulate them. Think about recreating /usr/include if you deleted the directory (as root). You could do something likesudo apt-get reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')but keep in mind that it is RISKY.
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 21:55
thanks it says, apt-get reinstall is an invalid operation
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:04
My bad.sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')- Still as RISKY
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 22:05
1
Perhaps I should do a back up first?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:11
|
show 4 more comments
/usr/include contains data about your packages, which means that a fresh install wouldn't write anything to it. I'm afraid your system has suffered a great loss.
Maybe you could try an update for your packages, but from experience, I know this doesn't usually work with Ubuntu.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
If your lucky, the apt cache will still have information about packages that used /usr/include. You can find a list using dpkg -S /usr/include/*, and use sudo apt-get reinstall [package] to fix things.
Edit : Best solution found in the comments :
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')
In order to reinstall all packages that where corrupted.
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
1,733921
/usr/include contains data about your packages, which means that a fresh install wouldn't write anything to it. I'm afraid your system has suffered a great loss.
Maybe you could try an update for your packages, but from experience, I know this doesn't usually work with Ubuntu.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
If your lucky, the apt cache will still have information about packages that used /usr/include. You can find a list using dpkg -S /usr/include/*, and use sudo apt-get reinstall [package] to fix things.
Edit : Best solution found in the comments :
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')
In order to reinstall all packages that where corrupted.
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
1,733921
edited Jul 15 '13 at 13:17
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
1,733921
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
1,733921
answered Jul 14 '13 at 21:38
John WH SmithJohn WH Smith
1,733921
1,733921
Hi thanks I ran dpkg -S /usr/include/* and got a massive list, how do I use this information with sudo apt-get reinstall [package] ?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 21:43
The list you got is the list of packages that used things in /usr/include. By reinstalling it, you'll repopulate them. Think about recreating /usr/include if you deleted the directory (as root). You could do something likesudo apt-get reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')but keep in mind that it is RISKY.
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 21:55
thanks it says, apt-get reinstall is an invalid operation
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:04
My bad.sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')- Still as RISKY
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 22:05
1
Perhaps I should do a back up first?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:11
|
show 4 more comments
Hi thanks I ran dpkg -S /usr/include/* and got a massive list, how do I use this information with sudo apt-get reinstall [package] ?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 21:43
The list you got is the list of packages that used things in /usr/include. By reinstalling it, you'll repopulate them. Think about recreating /usr/include if you deleted the directory (as root). You could do something likesudo apt-get reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')but keep in mind that it is RISKY.
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 21:55
thanks it says, apt-get reinstall is an invalid operation
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:04
My bad.sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ')- Still as RISKY
– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 22:05
1
Perhaps I should do a back up first?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:11
Hi thanks I ran dpkg -S /usr/include/* and got a massive list, how do I use this information with sudo apt-get reinstall [package] ?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 21:43
Hi thanks I ran dpkg -S /usr/include/* and got a massive list, how do I use this information with sudo apt-get reinstall [package] ?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 21:43
The list you got is the list of packages that used things in /usr/include. By reinstalling it, you'll repopulate them. Think about recreating /usr/include if you deleted the directory (as root). You could do something like
sudo apt-get reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ') but keep in mind that it is RISKY.– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 21:55
The list you got is the list of packages that used things in /usr/include. By reinstalling it, you'll repopulate them. Think about recreating /usr/include if you deleted the directory (as root). You could do something like
sudo apt-get reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ') but keep in mind that it is RISKY.– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 21:55
thanks it says, apt-get reinstall is an invalid operation
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:04
thanks it says, apt-get reinstall is an invalid operation
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:04
My bad.
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ') - Still as RISKY– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 22:05
My bad.
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $(dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ') - Still as RISKY– John WH Smith
Jul 14 '13 at 22:05
1
1
Perhaps I should do a back up first?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:11
Perhaps I should do a back up first?
– Radagasp
Jul 14 '13 at 22:11
|
show 4 more comments
Hi (and thanks for solution), some additional commands used by me:
dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ' > app.list
cat app.list | tr ' ' 'n' | sort | uniq > sortapp.list
cat sortapp.list | tr 'n' ' ' > sortapp-2.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $( cat sortapp-2.list )
answered 9 hours ago
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Hi (and thanks for solution), some additional commands used by me:
dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ' > app.list
cat app.list | tr ' ' 'n' | sort | uniq > sortapp.list
cat sortapp.list | tr 'n' ' ' > sortapp-2.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $( cat sortapp-2.list )
answered 9 hours ago
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Hi (and thanks for solution), some additional commands used by me:
dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ' > app.list
cat app.list | tr ' ' 'n' | sort | uniq > sortapp.list
cat sortapp.list | tr 'n' ' ' > sortapp-2.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $( cat sortapp-2.list )
answered 9 hours ago
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Hi (and thanks for solution), some additional commands used by me:
dpkg -S /usr/include/*|cut -d':' -f1|tr -d ','|tr 'n' ' ' > app.list
cat app.list | tr ' ' 'n' | sort | uniq > sortapp.list
cat sortapp.list | tr 'n' ' ' > sortapp-2.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall $( cat sortapp-2.list )
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so do i :( trying to install compile ncl, because ncl-ncarg had dependency problems
– Sergio
Jul 27 '16 at 5:08