[ubuntu-uk] /var/lib missing?

[Matthew Macdonald-Wallace]

Hi All,

Quick quiz for you - a friend of mine just tried to update/upgrade his  
Ubuntu server (running X) using the update manager - it failed halfway  
through upgrading locales and now most of /var/lib is missing.

Anyone know if I can get this system back from the dead (I can get a  
command prompt and log in as root) or does it need a reinstall?

TIA,

M.
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Matthew Macdonald-Wallace
matthew at truthisfreedom.org.uk
http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/