Is there any way to reinstall Ubuntu 12.04 straight from the terminal? My terminal works but I literally almost purged my entire operating system by accident (bad advice from a community member). The terminal runs on a black screen now but it works. Any ideas?
2 Answers
What about :
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
If that does not work, what did you remove . Any links to other questions elsewhere ?
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Multiple statements saying: Failed to fetch us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/u/…. Could not resolve 'us.archive.ubuntu.com' I purged a lot of stuff, I honestly have no idea...– AdamMay 1, 2013 at 18:10
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1Do you have an internet connection ? Can you ping google? If not, perhaps best to simply re-install.– PantherMay 1, 2013 at 18:30
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I would suggest
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
(maybe someone forgot that) Anyway; hope this helps Apr 19, 2021 at 15:47
Just try updating Ubuntu to keep all your stuff and fix the problem.
sudo do-release-upgrade
sudo sed -i 's/quantal/raring/' /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade