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Ubuntu 14.0.4 generated an error trying to update. Turns out my /boot partition was full. I ran a command to remove the old kernels, something like this:

dpkg --get-selections|grep 'linux-image*'|awk '{print $1}'|egrep -v "linux-image-$(uname -r)|linux-image-generic" |while read n;do apt-get -y remove $n;done

but I neglected to reboot before doing this and test things, as a result, it cleared /boot but generated a few errors. I then ran aptitude update/upgrade. Upon rebooting Ubuntu comes up but it's really slow, has no network connectivity, and does not recognize the USB wireless mouse. It looks like various system drivers are now not recognized.

How can I repair this installation? The system will boot but it's obvious the drivers are not there for the network or USB mouse and probably other things. Can I restore the kernel and undo this to some degree?

Zanna
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M Wood
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  • Try http://askubuntu.com/a/450008/16395 - The last paragraph. Could work or not... – Rmano May 17 '15 at 21:14
  • after running this 
    sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-generic

    produced the following errors

    dpkg: error processing package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-52-generic (--configure)

    `package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-52generic is not ready for configuration`

`cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')`

`dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic`

`linux-image-generic depends on linus-image-extra-3.13.0-52.86) ...`
`No apport report written becuase the error indicates its a previous error ....`
    – M Wood May 17 '15 at 22:34
  • dpkg: error processing package linux-image-generic (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up linux-headers-3.13.0-52 (3.13.0-52-86) ... No apport report written becuase the error indicates its a previous error .... – M Wood May 17 '15 at 22:35

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Here was the solution. Thanks to Rmano for pointing me in the right direction.

I ran sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-generic and it generated an error, so I then ran sudo apt-get -f install and then re-ran sudo apt-get install --reinstall linux-generic

and restored the system. Everything is back!

M Wood
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