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user797940
Asked: 2018-11-18 08:22:48 +0800 CST

Overwritten /usr/share/bin. Am I doomed?

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I just managed to overwrite /usr/share/bin

and it doesn't seem like it's possible to undo.

I did this as a root user.

Am I doomed?

filesystem binary cp 18.10

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  1. Best Answer

    Not doomed at all.

    Nothing critical in a Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server install uses /usr/share/bin.

    Run dpkg -S /usr/share/bin to list your installed packages that use dir. Those packages, if any, should be reinstalled.

    If the reply is no path found matching pattern, then you indeed have nothing installed that uses the dir.

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