[Linux-disciples] apt-get problems

[Nirmal Trivedi]

> Does /usr/sbin/install-info exist?  Is it executable?
> 

The file has these attributes, though I'm not sure if this tells me if
it's executable or not.

?r-S--S--T  2060 2060     26937    134681552 Apr 12  1974 install-info


> Have you tried reinstalling dpkg?
> 

I usually reinstall by doing apt-get remove something and then apt-get
install something, but I got a wicked admonition to not remove dpkg
unless "I know exactly what I'm doing."