[GRLUG] Failing Firefox

[Benjamin Flanders]

It sounds like Jason messed up his OS accidentally, while trying to
fix the firefox issue, and has decided the simplest thing to do would
be to reinstall.  If this is the case, then he might be asking how
does he replace/fix a once working system when all he can do it log
into a command line.

If you can log into a command line, maybe the only thing borked is X.
Is there an apt command that will reinstall/reconfigure X?  How about
an apt command that can go over the installed programs on a once
working system and replace any files that are missing?

If the goal is to reinstall and it is not working, how did you install
it the first time.




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On 5/7/07, Ben Rousch <brousch at orthicomp.net> wrote:
>
> ----- "Jason Kisner" <airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ok. I need to know how to REINSTALL Ubuntu Edgy Eft from the root
> > directory,
> > because the install disc won't take. I get to the "Start or Install'
> > screen
> > and "Enter"... Black Hole of Doom. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. So I would
> > like to
> > know how to reinstall *Ubuntu Edgy Eft *from the root directory.
> > There. *
> > 'fwioo'*
> >
> > On 5/7/07, Ben Rousch <brousch at orthicomp.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- "Michael Mol" <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 5/7/07, Jason Kisner <airplanejay at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > umm.. bad to worse... what I tried I shouldn't have. How do I
> > > > reinstall
> > > > > linux from root? I mean what are the commands. I've never
> > learned
> > > > how to.
> > > >
> > > > Like I said earlier:
> > > >
> > > > apt-get install --reinstall mozilla-firefox
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > :wq
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> > > Well, that is the command for a Debian/Ubuntu system, but I can't
> > see
> > > where he actually says what distro he is using.
> > >
> > > And he actually asks how to install, "linux from root." You assume
> > he
> > > meant to say, "install Firefox on Linux as root," but who knows what
> > is
> > > really going on.
> > >
> > > So, Jason, can you give us a few more details?
> > >
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> > > - Ben Rousch
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> > Worromot rof nalp, yadot rof evil.
>
> Did you try the Safe Graphics option? I have to use that about half of the times I have installed Ubuntu.
>
> You should realize that if you reinstall that you will lose any settings or documents you have saved, unless you have manually created a separate /home partition during your last install. If you want to save anything, you need to do it before you reinstall.
>
> You may be able to save your previous install, if you let us know what you did to mess it up ...
>
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> - Ben Rousch
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