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When I was using apititude to install something (I used aptitude because it installs all dependencies which was helpful) it decided to uninstall ALL my packages which happened to include my graphics drivers and other key programs installed. Now I am stuck trying to get back into my pc using

sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop

this has come back with the error:

"ERR1: http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InReleas
Temporary failure resovling 'gb.archive.ubuntu.com'
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  • Aptitude did not ... you did ;-) regarding the error see: askubuntu.com/questions/91543/… for tips and fixes.
    – Rinzwind
    Dec 29, 2017 at 21:01
  • I have been looking at this article and have been trying fixes... None have worked. @Rinzwind Dec 29, 2017 at 21:02
  • @Kilian the @username should be written at the start of the comment for the other user to be notified. Regarding your problem why would you even try to do a reinstall of an entire like that after you removed it? Just use a usb or a cd. After all you're reinstalling everything, what difference would it make? Do a clean install
    – Lynob
    Dec 29, 2017 at 21:13
  • I am sorry you had this happen. Aptitude is no better or worse than any other and Ubuntu is migrating to apt. Usually this sort of thing happens when you either force something or use 3rd party repos. Please post your repos and try another mirror.
    – Panther
    Dec 29, 2017 at 21:13
  • @Lynob oops didn't realise. I cannot find a usb at the moment and it is really annoying as I have important reports to be typing that need to be ready. Dec 29, 2017 at 21:19

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From the lengthy comments, the OP was able to resolve the problem by running :

sudo dhclient en3ps0
sudo install ubuntu-desktop
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  • I know its been a few years, and I just came across this again. Although I am a good bit more educated on Ubuntu now, this answer still helped me when I was a noob. Jul 16, 2020 at 12:20

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