How to reinstall Ubuntu From Terminal?

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Is there any way to reinstall Ubuntu 12.04 straight from the terminal? My terminal works but I literally almost purged my entire operating system by accident (bad advice from a community member). The terminal runs on a black screen now but it works. Any ideas?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 01 '13 at 18:05

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What about :

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

If that does not work, what did you remove . Any links to other questions elsewhere ?

answered May 01 '13 at 18:05

Panther

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 13 '13 at 23:42

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Just try updating Ubuntu to keep all your stuff and fix the problem.

sudo do-release-upgrade
sudo sed -i 's/quantal/raring/' /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

edited Sep 13 '13 at 23:42

Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'

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answered May 01 '13 at 18:17

Scott Hunt

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How to reinstall Ubuntu From Terminal?

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