interrupted update process help needed

[Derek Broughton]

Steve Cook wrote:

>> I know you should not interrupt the update process, but I could not do
>> otherwise.
>> 
>> What is now the best way to rescue things?  any suggestions?
>> 
> If the system reboots just run
> 
> apt-get update
> 
> apt-get dist-upgrade
> 
> You may have to do this a couple of times.

(only the second step - the update should be fine)

> I had to do this on one machine and everything appears to be OK.

I've done this virtually every update (except using aptitude rather than
apt-get), usually because I forget I can't just hibernate the laptop in the
middle of the process! It's always worked out.
-- 
derek