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Accidently deleted /usr/lib, how do I restore it?

I know this is something I shouldn't do, but it happened(Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS) as a root user I deleted /usr/lib folder. Any ideas how to restore it?
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Best system backup solution for ubuntu 12.10?

I was windows user for a long time and recently switched to Ubuntu. I was using acronis to continuously backup my system on windows. My HDD structure looke like that As you see my /home is already ...
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How to perform full system restore on Ubuntu 12.04 removing all software footprints

How to go about performing system restore in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) so that it also remove all software footprints as well. My system has only Ubuntu and is 64 bit.
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Which folders to restore from full system backup after harddisk change?

Which folders do I need to restore from a backup of my Ubuntu 11.10 installation to get the original state back except the harddisk change? Details: I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my internal SSD-Disk ...
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What features/problems should I look for before writing snapshotting support in a backup tool?

I am currently using ubuntu 11.10, it had deja dup pre-installed on the system, its a backup and restore utility, but it doesn't support snapshots. There is no such tool for snapshotting in ubuntu. I ...
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Survive hard reboot

I have Ubuntu running on a computer that is going to be part of a public exhibition. The problem is that the power is shut down each night and restarted in the morning. My question is what I can do ...