Table of Contents
- 1 How do I undo sudo apt-get update?
- 2 How do I rollback a Linux update?
- 3 How do I cancel my apt full upgrade?
- 4 How do I go back to a previous version of Ubuntu?
- 5 What does apt reinstall do?
- 6 How do I factory reset Ubuntu from terminal?
- 7 How do I remove sudo apt?
- 8 How to revert apt-get install to previous installation?
- 9 How do I revert the installation of a package to another?
- 10 How to completely remove a package from apt-get?
How do I undo sudo apt-get update?
To completely undo the Unity 8 installation I issued the followings:
- sudo apt-get purge unity8-desktop-session-mir.
- sudo apt-get –purge autoremove.
- sudo apt-get install python3-aptdaemon. pkcompat evolution-data-server-online-accounts (it removed 8 packages related to Unity 8)
- sudo apt-get –purge autoremove.
How do I rollback a Linux update?
Rollback an update
- # yum install httpd. You can check if the package has been installed by running the following command,
- # httpd -version. Now that we have a package installed, we will need transaction ID for this transaction to undo.
- $ yum history.
- # yum history undo 7.
How do I reinstall sudo apt-get?
Assuming that your apt-get seriously needs a reinstall, you can try following:
- Check your current apt-get version by apt-get –version .
- Search for the same version’s .
- install it by dpkg -i filename.
- Of course, this unfortunately cannot work if you also removed the packeges on which apt depends, like libgcc1.
How do I cancel my apt full upgrade?
End a process do: CTRL + C. Kill a process do: CTRL + U.
How do I go back to a previous version of Ubuntu?
copy your /home and /etc folder to a backup media. Re install ubuntu 10.04. Restore your backup (remember to set the correct premissions). Then run the following to reinstall all the program you had before.
How do I uninstall an apartment?
Uninstalling Packages With Apt
- Using apt remove. To remove a package using ‘remove’ simply type : $ sudo apt remove
- Using apt purge. We can very easily remove packages with the ‘purge’ command as such : $ sudo apt purge
What does apt reinstall do?
In Linux/Ubuntu systems, reinstalling is a simple task. The apt-get command can be used to reinstall various packages on the system. Once this command has finished executing, the PACKAGENAME package will be reinstalled in the system.
How do I factory reset Ubuntu from terminal?
There is no such thing as factory reset in ubuntu. You have to run a live disk/usb drive of any linux distro and backup your data and then reinstall ubuntu.
Can I restore Ubuntu?
To restore your Ubuntu system, select the restore point of your choice and click System restore option found under Function menu. In the next window, select whether you want to do full system restore or just the System files restore. Also, you can choose whether you want to restore user(s) configuration files.
How do I remove sudo apt?
How to revert apt-get install to previous installation?
Basically, you’ll have to both apt-get remove (or apt-get purge) the package and run apt-get autoremove after that, to have it revert the installation of package-one. sudo apt-get install package-one installs 50 dependencies with it marked “automatic” as also can be seen from the log excerpt in your question
How do I install apt-undo in Ubuntu?
To install apt-undo in Ubuntu, run the following commands in the terminal: To undo, the above aptitude actions run following commands in the terminal: Thanks, I came across this, and it sounded like exactly what the doctor ordered, until I saw the caveat that I needed to use it to install, to be able to undo.. Nice catch.
How do I revert the installation of a package to another?
Basically, you’ll have to both apt-get remove (or apt-get purge) the package and run apt-get autoremove after that, to have it revert the installation of package-one. Let’s look at the whole process: sudo apt-get install package-one installs 50 dependencies with it marked “automatic” as also can be seen from the log excerpt in your question
How to completely remove a package from apt-get?
After you remove the one package, and you can remove it thoroughly by adding –purge, for, apt-get remove –purge , it should give you a message that the library packages it pulled in were installed automatically and no longer necessary, at which point you can run apt-get autoremove to remove them.