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As a new ubuntu user, I just make a mistaken. I've deleted a folder /var/lib/dpkg/ instead of /var/lib/dpkg/lock :)

Now when I execute apt-get -f install then it will display error message:

...
E: Cannot get debconf version. Is debconf installed?
debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory
...

I've try this tutorial: http://people.adams.edu/~cdmiller/posts/Ubuntu-dpkg-recovery/ but still no luck.

How can I fix this issue?

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This problem was posted in several questions is now being actively worked on here. (More info.) – Eliah Kagan Dec 28 '12 at 0:04

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