Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/** open(2:no such file or directory)

sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/dpkg/{alternatives,info,parts,triggers,updates}

sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status

mkdir ./tmp && cd tmp

apt-get download dpkg

sudo dpkg -i dpkg*.deb

apt-get download base-files

sudo dpkg -i base-files*.deb

cd - && rm -r ./tmp

sudo apt-get update&& sudo apt-get check