I installed multiple versions of openssl (because mysqlconnectorcame with them), but that broke cmake, so I tried re-installing openssl with sudo apt-get remove openssl. However, that apparently removed a lot of dependencies. Can I get these back without reinstalling my operating system? Do I have to re-install them one by one (there are nearly a hundred it looks like)?
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Taylor
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I would suggest you to check history and get results of apt related operations you did using command line by history | grep -i apt command and check at which point or command you purged all libraries. You can do installation of same packages you purged.
Example:
If sudo apt purge openssl command removed your libraries then you can re-install it by sudo apt install openssl command.
By that way it will install all libraries and dependencies automatically which you purged.
KK Patel
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I do not see serious problems here.
You should login onto the first text terminal (accessible with Ctrl+Alt+F1) and then install software from here.
Carefully read the contents of APT log-files with more /var/log/apt/history.log and more /var/log/apt/term.log and then install removed packages manually with something like:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install removed-app-name
If your desktop was removed too, then use something like:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop^ # if you had Ubuntu GNOME desktop
#sudo apt install ubuntu-unity-desktop # if you had Ubuntu Unity desktop
#sudo apt install kubuntu-desktop^ # if you had Kubuntu
#sudo apt install ubuntu-mate-desktop^ # if you had Ubuntu with MATE DE
N0rbert
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The "Diagnose, Understand, then Fix" method must be done in this order. Must!
"... broke cmake"?
You can find the names of the uninstalled packages in /var/log/apt.
waltinator
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