How to reinstall unity desktop on Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]

Question

I've installed gnome desktop and now I don't have unity desktop.

How can I reinstall it?

You have to remove gnome-shell and re-install unity. Last time I checked this was not possible without re-installing all of ubuntu. You can try this link - askubuntu.com/questions/396280/… — Panther, May 8, 2014 at 14:59
Perhaps this answer can also be useful askubuntu.com/questions/313126/… — TuKsn, May 8, 2014 at 15:01
I did not remove it, after restarting the computer I could no longer use ubuntu desktop. — SamuelNLP, May 8, 2014 at 15:02

Xweque · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-08 14:57:19Z

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Type the following in a Terminal:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Now reboot and you should have the Unity desktop environment installed.

answered May 8, 2014 at 14:57

Xweque

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I get, The following packages have unmet dependencies: ubuntu-desktop : Depends: ubuntu-session but it is not going to be installed Depends: unity-control-center but it is not going to be installed Depends: unity-settings-daemon but it is not going to be installed Recommends: xul-ext-webaccounts but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
– SamuelNLP
May 8, 2014 at 15:04
Same error here :/
– Fernando Paladini
May 24, 2014 at 12:19
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Why not add the dependencies to the command? Like sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-session unity-control-center unity-settings-daemon xul-ext-webaccounts or something.
– dantis
Oct 24, 2014 at 10:36
use aptitude to resolve conflicts
– UXkQEZ7
Sep 27, 2015 at 20:53

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 12:24:16Z

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For dependencies after installing something else try

sudo apt-get check
sudo apt-get install -f

It should repair all problems with dependencies or errors

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answered May 8, 2014 at 15:10

Fernando

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it did not help. still the messages I posted in the other answer.
– SamuelNLP
May 8, 2014 at 15:11
Can you run recovery mode option from grub menu ? Maybe it helps, dont know. Never got a problem with installing things on Linux.
– Fernando
May 8, 2014 at 15:16
No. In synaptic when trying to install ubuntu-desktop I get E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. E: Unable to correct dependencies E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages. E: Unable to correct dependencies
– SamuelNLP
May 8, 2014 at 15:17
the same as when you use dpkg -i package.deb
– fiorentinoing
Jun 8, 2017 at 10:13

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