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Questions tagged [reinstall]

Questions related to technical difficulties arising out of installation of an app on Ubuntu or Ubuntu itself , again after a fresh installation.

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Removed Python 3 and now Ubuntu Software Center, terminal and other applications don't work

I am a new Ubuntu user running Ubuntu 13.04. I've been trying to install and use a DeDRM tool, but I've been having problems doing so. I was following some directions that said I needed a version of Python 2.7, but not anything Python 3.0 or later…
Frida
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Ubuntu system is broken after accidentally uninstalling many packages

I accidentally removed all the packages starting with the name jpeg with: sudo apt-get remove jpeg* This screwed up a lot of things, removed Unity, Firefox, Flash player etc. I somehow managed to recover the desktop and unity but then a lot of…
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Reinstalling Ubuntu with a dual boot

I was experiencing problems with Ubuntu Desktop like missing and broken system packages, missing Unity package and other problems. So I decided that the best solution (without touching Windows files) is just to reinstall Ubuntu. I looked everywhere…
Sara joy
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How to access encrypted Ubuntu 16.04 files from Windows 10 in a dual boot system?

I am unable to access my Ubuntu 16.04 files from my Windows 10 OS, because I had enabled encryption during installation. Is there a way I can decrypt and use my files from Windows? Else, my plan is to reinstall Ubuntu from a LiveUSB. Before doing…
halcyon
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How can I reinstall ubuntu focal 20.04 on encrypted system?

I'm a very long time ubuntu user (over a decade) but have not been here as I've had no issues with Ubuntu. With the arrival of 20.04 LTS I decided to encrypt my data (or system if needed). I'm looking for the following: Method to reinstall ubuntu…
user1082019
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Reinstall to existing encrypted partitions

My disk layout is like this: Encrypted partition for / Encrypted partition for /home Unencrypted partition for /boot I set this up last time I did a complete reinstall (incl. wiped disk) of Ubuntu a while ago. Now, after upgrading to latest…
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Can't uncheck "Format" checkbox on "Manual partitioning" screen when trying to reinstall Ubuntu 24.04

I had the 24.04 upgrade fail on me. :( My attempts to "fix" the broken apt have left me with a system that no longer boots. So I've downloaded the Desktop distro, made a bootable USB, and am trying to re-install without losing my data. From what…
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Accidentally deleted /usr/bin/python3.5, cannot reinstall

OS: Ubuntu 14.04 I have seen a similar question, but none of the methods mentioned there work. I installed python 3.5 by running: apt-get install -y software-properties-common && \ add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes && \ apt-get…
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Reinstall Ubuntu option is disabled

I have a Ubuntu and Windows on my machine and I have to reinstall Ubuntu without losing any of my data, /home folder, but reinstall ubuntu option is grayed out for some reason. What should I do in order to reinstall it without losing files and…
razorx
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Unable to start Apache2 with Error AH00526: Syntax error - Invalid command $

Recently I re-installed Apache because of some problem but since then this particular error is failing it to start. There are related answers which I have tried like below but that too not effective: Upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10 - Apache not able to…
Dhaval Simaria
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How do I reinstall the software packages that came with Ubuntu 18.04?

I uninstalled several GNOME applications, LibreOffice apps and various other apps. How do I reinstall them all at one without having to reinstall the operating system?
Efefay
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php7 on 16.04 not working after reinstall of Apache

I was making changes to Apache and killed the configuration. Apache didn't work. So, I removed it and reinstalled. Apache works. Mysql works. But, the PHP test won't work. The php test file is there in /var/www/html but won't come up. …
givonz
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Reinstall default truetype fonts (Ubuntu 16.04)

I accidentally (recklessly) rm -rf my /usr/share/fonts/truetype directory. All my truetype fonts are gone now. :/ Is there anyway to get them back? I'm on Ubuntu 16.04.
Glenn Mohammad
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Encrypted Ubuntu - can I reinstall?

I installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a new Lenovo laptop. I thought it might be a good idea to encrypt the whole hard drive. It wasn't good idea. And also thought it would be easy to undo. I learned that it isn't. Is it possible to reinstall Ubuntu or…
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Ubuntu Software Center Purchase

About a year and a half again, I purchased this wonderful game "Machinarium" from Amanita Design at the Ubuntu Software Center. Now, after I got a new Laptop Computer, I wanted to re-install my previously purchased game. However, it is not available…
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