cant log in at all

[NoOp]

On 06/25/2008 06:09 AM, Donny George wrote:
> hello
> 
> i am working on an ubuntu 8.04 with gnome desktop and as part of running a
> software called COMSOL i had to install the XFree86. the command i used was
> sh Xinstall.sh
> 
> and i had many tar.gz files installed once i put in the command mentioned
> earlier, like Xman.tar.gz, Xdoc.tar.gz, Xlib.tar.gz etc
> 
> and once i restarted i dont even get the log in screen. but i do get the
> text mode.
> 
> is there any way to return to the previous settings like we do in windows.
> 
> or is there at all any way to return to my previous desktop.
> 
> i tried some links and did the command
> 
> apt-get remove x-window-system-core
> 
> it returned an error
> 
> Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> can anyone someone tell me how to get to my desktop please
> 
> thnx for all the help
> 
> donny
> 
> 

Try:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-video-all ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-desktop