restoring broken files in debian
there is probably a better way to do this, but i messed up the init.d script for tomcat. to restore it i unpacked the deb and copied the fresh file over the broken one. tada.# cp /var/cache/apt/archives/tomcat5.5_5.5.26-5_all.deb . # mkdir derp # dpkg -x tomcat5.5_5.5.26-5_all.deb ./derp/ # cd derp # ls etc usr var # cp etc/init.d/tomcat5.5 /etc/init.d/