boncey
Deleted Possibly Essential Packages, Need to Reset Ubuntu
Subject: How do I completely reset Ubuntu? I have a lot of other problems though, so if you see a solution that could fix this without having to reset Ubuntu, that would be great as well.
Relevant tags: Nvidia Riva Reset Ubuntu External Storage Use Disk Partitioning
Problem: I am using Linux Ubuntu 18.04. My ultimate goal is to install Nvidia Riva. However, I needed much more disk space that I actually had. So in an attempt to create more space, I deleted the following items: /var/cuda-repo-ubuntu1804-11-6-local Cuda-10.2 Cuda-11.6 Python3 (I still have Python3.6) usr/share/doc Thunderbird Libreoffice
Considering that I have no idea what /var/cuda-repo-ubuntu1804-11-6-local is, I am guessing that this one may be the one that is causing my problems. I could not even open up the terminal application from my desktop. Instead I had to find a folder and open it with the terminal to get a command prompt.
I now have an external 64GB SD card, so I actually did not need to delete these libraries. At this point, I think the easiest way to not cause any more harm would be to reset Ubuntu to the factory settings, but would this even solve my problem (i.e. would the directories I deleted automatically be reinstalled)? I was trying to find some solutions on how to do this, and many people were saying download the Resetter application. I was following these instructions: https://vitux.com/how-to-reset-ubuntu/
However, when I type: sudo apt-get -f install
I get:
On a side note, if someone could explain what disk partitioning is, how it works, and how I can edit it, that would be greatly appreciated. Am I supposed to partition my external SD card?
What I could use help with:
- How to completely reset Ubuntu
- How to reinstall /var/cuda-repo-ubuntu1804-11-6-local
- How to connect my SD card storage to my internal storage (or how to use it)
- How to download Nvidia Riva to my SD card
- How to reinstall above list back to Ubuntu
- Disk partitioning
Please help me!
