How to reinstall apt-get

Question

My package manager has been corrupted. How do I re-install it from scrach without manually downloading all the dependencies?

Use one of the methods in http://askubuntu.com/questions/974/how-can-i-install-software-or-packages-without-internet-offline, then dpkg -i the whole thing. — muru, Nov 10 '15 at 15:55

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 10 '15 at 16:01

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You can download apt from here and install it with

sudo dpkg -i package_name

The major difference to apt-get is of course, that you don't use apt-get: use just apt.

This give you a bit of information on apt.

answered Nov 10 '15 at 16:01

TellMeWhy

Are you sure that the op should download the trusty version, vs the wily or vivid versions? – Charles Green Nov 10 '15 at 16:17
@CharlesGreen I suppose that he's using 14.04+ and the link covers that – TellMeWhy Nov 10 '15 at 16:22
I get dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apt: apt depends on libstdc++6 (>= 4.6); however: Package libstdc++6:amd64 is not configured yet. – George D Nov 10 '15 at 19:51

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