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After upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 I couldn't get used to Gnome and decided to try out KDE Plasma. After installing KDE and playing around a bit I decided to move back to Gnome as I thought it's the lesser of two evils.

I also wanted to get rid of the Kubuntu splash screen and Plasma as such and followed someone's advice and removed the Kubuntu desktop using tasksel (I was using Gnome while doing it). During the process I saw that all of my software is getting removed one after another and suddenly the DE wasn't usable at all. After rebooting there was no GUI and I could only access the terminal. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible for me to install ANYTHING as it always returned a "missing archive" error. Even booting from a live CD doesn't work as I only see the background image - no panels, no software, nothing. BTW: Booting from the same live CD on another computer worked perfectly.

Is there any way I can repair my ubuntu installation? I want at least to be able to copy my files from the HDD and save some configurations.

Thanks

J. Doe
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  • Use the command line to do the copy then for errors you spoke you need to be more specific – George Udosen Aug 22 '18 at 09:21
  • "Is there any way I can repair my ubuntu installation?" When it is software related always; hardware related might be permanent ;) But you will need to give us something to go on: you got errors, we need that actual text. "I could only access the terminal. " is enough to copy data to an usb stick so do that 1st. " I want at least to be able to copy my files from the HDD and save some configurations." And next time: it is common sense to make a backup FIRST before messing with your system. Tasks to do: Make a backup from command line, confirm you have a backup and then reinstall. – Rinzwind Aug 22 '18 at 09:47
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    Possible duplicate of Every app in my Xubuntu 18.04 deleted by Tasksel. Please Help. Verdict: do not use tasksel for removing packages. But you can fix your system by sudo apt-get install ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-desktop (change last to desired desktop). – N0rbert Aug 22 '18 at 15:56

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