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I accidentaly did sudo apt-get remove python command and now terminal look has changed, rhythmbox, ubuntu software center and everything is quite changed. I reinstlled python with the command sudo apt-get install python but still nothing reverses. Terminal can't be opened throug dash but only through ctrl + alt + T How to get back the old ubuntu. Ubuntu is still working music is playing videos are being played( In VLC). I can browse net through mozilla. But still how can I reverse the effect? Should I reinstall ubuntu?

I was able to install rhythmbox and software center through uxterminal and then once software center was installed everything was installed and then I install terminal through software center.

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  • You can try creating another user account and try.
    – Pavak Paul
    Mar 22, 2014 at 6:48
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    It will remove 75% of your important system packages.
    – Avinash Raj
    Mar 22, 2014 at 9:22
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    Try the following command to install all default packages again: sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
    – Timo
    Mar 22, 2014 at 10:30
  • I think when you removed python, some more programs were removed.But when you installed it, only python was installed.
    – Registered User
    Mar 22, 2014 at 11:37
  • Can you tell me which version of Ubuntu are you using?
    – Registered User
    Mar 22, 2014 at 11:43

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Just switch to the tty, you will have a login prompt, write your username/password, you will get a shell. So, now you only need to install python back, along with all the others packages, the simple way to do so is:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

If you like, you can also install other metapackages instead:

apt-cache search metapackage | grep desktop
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