Removing adwaita-icon-theme with `apt remove` removed my entire desktop
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I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and it removed some applications during install. I had the adwaita icon theme which has some icons that were affected. To fix this i thought I could just remove and reinstall. I did
sudo apt remove adwaita-icon-theme
Suddenly every application on my machine started to delete until I had nothing left. I rebooted and it loaded into a black terminal.
How can I fix this?
apt package-management themes 18.04
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I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and it removed some applications during install. I had the adwaita icon theme which has some icons that were affected. To fix this i thought I could just remove and reinstall. I did
sudo apt remove adwaita-icon-theme
Suddenly every application on my machine started to delete until I had nothing left. I rebooted and it loaded into a black terminal.
How can I fix this?
apt package-management themes 18.04
edited Apr 27 at 5:13
Zanna
48k13119227
asked Apr 27 at 4:46
Syed Sadman
696
For future reference, APT has a--reinstalloption that replaces all the files of a package without calculating dependency resolution for removal of the package (because it doesn't get removed).
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Apr 27 at 5:18
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I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and it removed some applications during install. I had the adwaita icon theme which has some icons that were affected. To fix this i thought I could just remove and reinstall. I did
sudo apt remove adwaita-icon-theme
Suddenly every application on my machine started to delete until I had nothing left. I rebooted and it loaded into a black terminal.
How can I fix this?
apt package-management themes 18.04
edited Apr 27 at 5:13
Zanna
48k13119227
asked Apr 27 at 4:46
Syed Sadman
696
I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and it removed some applications during install. I had the adwaita icon theme which has some icons that were affected. To fix this i thought I could just remove and reinstall. I did
sudo apt remove adwaita-icon-theme
Suddenly every application on my machine started to delete until I had nothing left. I rebooted and it loaded into a black terminal.
How can I fix this?
apt package-management themes 18.04
edited Apr 27 at 5:13
Zanna
48k13119227
asked Apr 27 at 4:46
Syed Sadman
696
edited Apr 27 at 5:13
Zanna
48k13119227
edited Apr 27 at 5:13
Zanna
48k13119227
edited Apr 27 at 5:13
Zanna
48k13119227
48k13119227
asked Apr 27 at 4:46
Syed Sadman
696
asked Apr 27 at 4:46
Syed Sadman
696
asked Apr 27 at 4:46
Syed Sadman
696
696
For future reference, APT has a--reinstalloption that replaces all the files of a package without calculating dependency resolution for removal of the package (because it doesn't get removed).
– Zanna
Apr 27 at 5:18
add a comment |Â
For future reference, APT has a--reinstalloption that replaces all the files of a package without calculating dependency resolution for removal of the package (because it doesn't get removed).
– Zanna
Apr 27 at 5:18
For future reference, APT has a
--reinstall option that replaces all the files of a package without calculating dependency resolution for removal of the package (because it doesn't get removed).– Zanna
Apr 27 at 5:18
For future reference, APT has a
--reinstall option that replaces all the files of a package without calculating dependency resolution for removal of the package (because it doesn't get removed).– Zanna
Apr 27 at 5:18
add a comment |Â
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Alright so I was playing around and found a solution.
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt install adwaita-icon-theme
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop
That restored the apps that come with Ubuntu. I still have to install third party apps again..
I'll keep this for reference in case someone else makes the same mistake. I guess Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has bugs.
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
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answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
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May be it's too early to upgrade to the latest version?
– Drakonoved
Apr 27 at 5:10
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Yeah just wait a few more weeks... that was scary lol
– Syed Sadman
Apr 27 at 5:15
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oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
Alright so I was playing around and found a solution.
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt install adwaita-icon-theme
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop
That restored the apps that come with Ubuntu. I still have to install third party apps again..
I'll keep this for reference in case someone else makes the same mistake. I guess Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has bugs.
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
48k13119227
answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
696
May be it's too early to upgrade to the latest version?
– Drakonoved
Apr 27 at 5:10
1
Yeah just wait a few more weeks... that was scary lol
– Syed Sadman
Apr 27 at 5:15
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
Alright so I was playing around and found a solution.
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt install adwaita-icon-theme
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop
That restored the apps that come with Ubuntu. I still have to install third party apps again..
I'll keep this for reference in case someone else makes the same mistake. I guess Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has bugs.
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
48k13119227
answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
696
May be it's too early to upgrade to the latest version?
– Drakonoved
Apr 27 at 5:10
1
Yeah just wait a few more weeks... that was scary lol
– Syed Sadman
Apr 27 at 5:15
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Alright so I was playing around and found a solution.
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt install adwaita-icon-theme
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop
That restored the apps that come with Ubuntu. I still have to install third party apps again..
I'll keep this for reference in case someone else makes the same mistake. I guess Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has bugs.
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
48k13119227
answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
696
Alright so I was playing around and found a solution.
sudo apt --fix-broken install
sudo apt install adwaita-icon-theme
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell ubuntu-gnome-desktop
That restored the apps that come with Ubuntu. I still have to install third party apps again..
I'll keep this for reference in case someone else makes the same mistake. I guess Ubuntu 18.04 LTS has bugs.
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
48k13119227
answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
696
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
48k13119227
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
48k13119227
edited Apr 27 at 5:14
Zanna
48k13119227
48k13119227
answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
696
answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
696
answered Apr 27 at 5:06
Syed Sadman
696
696
May be it's too early to upgrade to the latest version?
– Drakonoved
Apr 27 at 5:10
1
Yeah just wait a few more weeks... that was scary lol
– Syed Sadman
Apr 27 at 5:15
add a comment |Â
May be it's too early to upgrade to the latest version?
– Drakonoved
Apr 27 at 5:10
1
Yeah just wait a few more weeks... that was scary lol
– Syed Sadman
Apr 27 at 5:15
May be it's too early to upgrade to the latest version?
– Drakonoved
Apr 27 at 5:10
May be it's too early to upgrade to the latest version?
– Drakonoved
Apr 27 at 5:10
1
1
Yeah just wait a few more weeks... that was scary lol
– Syed Sadman
Apr 27 at 5:15
Yeah just wait a few more weeks... that was scary lol
– Syed Sadman
Apr 27 at 5:15
add a comment |Â
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For future reference, APT has a
--reinstalloption that replaces all the files of a package without calculating dependency resolution for removal of the package (because it doesn't get removed).– Zanna
Apr 27 at 5:18