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My problem is that when I was trying to install Nvidia drivers (some 301 version) on Ubuntu 13.04, it evoked a message

Ubuntu is running on low graphics

After the installation (I am repenting of that installation a lot :(), whenever I reboot my laptop it shows only command line version of Ubuntu 13.04. I could reinstall Ubuntu using usb-stick, but it could cost me loss of important data. I tried to copy my home directory using live Ubuntu through usb-stick, but I get a permissions error.

My problem could have multiple solutions such as

  1. I can reinstall Nvidia or integrated Intel graphics driver so that I can continue with my previous installation and data.

  2. I can copy the data to an external harddisk through commands (which I don't know how to do) and reinstall Ubuntu (which I know how to do :))

  3. I can copy the data though live Ubuntu run through usb-stick to an external hard disk.

Zanna
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KEVIN SPARKS
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First, uninstall the current nvidia drivers:

sudo apt-get remove nvidia-*

Then reinstall:

sudo apt-get install nvidia-current-updates

If successful, restart the computer:

sudo shutdown -r now
Colyn1337
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  • COLYN1337 please tell me about how i can copy files using live usb. i mean potential solutions 2 and 3 in my questions. – KEVIN SPARKS Aug 20 '13 at 18:23