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As you may guess, Ubuntu desktop Interface namely menu bar is not shown and Terminal is not reachable.

However, there is still hope. Via Ctrl-Alt-F1, I can type commands.

Problem is, Python3.6.3 and related programs i.e. Unity are severely broken and when I try to (re)install the unmet dependencies, it is almost an endless chain.

I followed the chain until it reaches to a point where no other dependencies exist, yet installation is not successful for some reason.

I suspect that I need to manually direct files to a correct directories.

Before I do something, I thought a proper guidance would be helpful.

P.S. I am aware that in the worse case scenario, I need to install fresh Ubuntu.

P.S.2. I have gone through many sources, yet I could not find any proper walk through.

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If you removed Python files by hand (like with rm -rf), you can try to fix your installation with this set of commands. (It finds all installed python-related packages and then reinstalls them):

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall \
$(dpkg -l | grep ^ii | grep -i python | awk '{print $2}')
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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  • Due to around 20 hash sum mismatch errors it is not fully done. What else am I missing? – Elesmoth Mar 28 '18 at 19:47
  • Ok, after a reboot I make it run. But, missing packages are libpython3.5 kind of packages and I receive errors with Reinstallation of packageName is not possible, it cannot be downloaded. One liner is not working properly for python3 – Elesmoth Mar 28 '18 at 20:03
  • After using purge before installing broken packages, python3 packages are installed. Problems with Unity packages should be solved. Then, ubuntu-desktop can be installed. – Elesmoth Mar 28 '18 at 20:16
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    You broke your system, not me. I just proposed a solution. – N0rbert Mar 28 '18 at 21:07