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ebshankar

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Registered: 2012-02-18

Posts: 91

accidentally deleted /lib folder and its contents

I still have some processes running including firefox. So, I can browse internet.
how can I recover my system?
Plz help!

Last edited by ebshankar (2012-07-24 19:38:09)

nomorewindows

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Registered: 2010-04-03

Posts: 3,511

Re: accidentally deleted /lib folder and its contents

You can probably run firefox until humpty dumpy falls and then you won't even be able to control-alt-delete to restart.  You'll most likely have to power cycle the computer to get it to restart.  But then again, do you have a way back in when you restart (LiveCD/USB)?

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progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,307

Re: accidentally deleted /lib folder and its contents

There are 4 methods:
- You have busybox (and an open root shell or busybox with setuid)
- You still have a method to chmod, a root shell and you can download: download busybox, chmod +x and run as root.
- reboot with break=postmount
- live cd
All methods have already been explained.

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Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: accidentally deleted /lib folder and its contents

search the forums. plenty of posts where the op did exactly what you did.

closing...

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