I did
sudo apt-get remove python
and it told me that about 150 MB would be freed by this operation. Then, after that I did
sudo apt-get install python
and it told me that 687 kB of additional disk space would be used. How does this add up?
Side question: Did I break anything by doing the above? If yes, how do I fix it? Edit: Answered here
The command
sudo apt-get remove python
removed the package python and any package that depends on it. That's a lot of packages, and it most likely broke parts of your system.
The command
sudo apt-get install python
just installs the package python but not all the other packages that got removed.
You can see the list of all removed packages in the file /var/log/apt/history.log.
With the command
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
you can install all packages belonging to the default installation. Replace ubuntu-desktop with kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop or whatever flavour you are using.
/var/log/apt/history.log. That saved my day. :)
– AplusKminus
Mar 02 '16 at 16:41
sudo apt-get removein the first place ? – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Mar 02 '16 at 15:59EnterI realized that maybe some Ubuntu functionality actually needs it. I know it was stupid, but its done now... – AplusKminus Mar 02 '16 at 16:04sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktopmight help get back some essentials? – Mateo Mar 02 '16 at 16:07