[Ubuntu Chicago] Suggestions.

[Randall Wilson]

If you have network access (you're wired and not wireless), then at the 
terminal do the following two commands:
aptitude update
aptitude --reinstall install ubuntu-desktop

-Randy

P E wrote:
> Hi,
>     I am very, very new to Ubuntu.  A friend of mine installed it on 
> my computer and so far, with the exception of a few issues, I like 
> it.  However,  a week ago, my computer was updating the Ubuntu 8.10 
> GUI, I messed up the update.  Now all I get is the initial login 
> screen that shows my user name and password.  All of my data--thank 
> goodness--is still there, but I can only access anything through the 
> terminal.  Is there a way to re-install the GUI from a cd, via the 
> terminal?  Any help, suggestions, advice that you can offer will be 
> greatly appreciated.  Thank you.
>
> Peggy
>
>