[Ubuntu Chicago] Suggestions.

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Before you do any of that you need to make sure /var/cashe/apt/archive/ is empty of all *.deb so that you redownload all the packages.

Aaron

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-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Wilson <randy at 1702.org>

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:42:30 
To: Ubuntu Chicago Local Community Team Mailing List<ubuntu-us-chicago at lists.ubuntu.com>
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu Chicago] Suggestions.


X being the problem is very likely a possibility.

Another command that fixes broken packages that you might try first is:
sudo apt-get -f install

Finally, in my e-mail I got the commands WRONG. They should be:
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude reinstall ubuntu-desktop

So, to sum up. I'd recommend these:
1. Update your software sources so you get the latest fixes:
sudo aptitude update
2. Check and fix broken packages with:
sudo apt-get -f install
3. Check X (choosing defaults):
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
4. Try to reinstall the desktop:
sudo aptitude reinstall ubuntu-desktop

-Randy

Freddy Martinez wrote:
> I've got a question on this method Randy.  Isn't ubuntu desktop the
> meta package? Will the --reinstall pull in the necessary packages?
>
> I would check this isn't a problem with X.
>
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg (use the default options)
>
>   

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