install_missing_list.sh

#!/bin/bash
for listfile in /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list.broken; do
  #echo ${listfile##*/}
  listfilename=$(basename -- "$listfile")
  listfilename="${listfilename%.*}"
  echo "list file name: ${listfilename}"
  if [ -f "/var/lib/dpkg/info/${listfilename}" ]; then
    output=$(file "/var/lib/dpkg/info/${listfilename}" | awk '{print $2}')
    echo $output
    #break
    if [[ $output == *"data"* ]]; then
      echo "$(filename) is still DATA!!!"
      #something is not working, let's stop
      break
    else
      continue
    fi
  fi
  listfilename="${listfilename%.*}"
  #echo ${listfilename}
  echo "program name: ${listfilename}"
  #break
  output=$(file ${listfile}| awk '{print $2}')
  #echo "${output}"
  if [[ $output == *"data"* ]]; then
    echo "${listfile} is DATA!"
    echo "${listfilename}"
    #echo "apt-get install -y $listfilename --reinstall || exit $?"
    apt-get install -y "${listfilename}" --reinstall || exit $?
    #stop after one install, check that everything works then lauch this script again ;-)
    break
  fi
done