[SOLVED] i think i removed the wrong package, will not show desktop

[unxzst]

so i was removing packages i was not using with synaptic, now my desktop will not show.
all i see is a beige background, and thats it.
i cannot do anything except power down with the power button.
i tried apt-get update in recovery mode, but i don't think the network card works like that.
all i have now is a liveCD and this windows i'm using.
please help!

[taurus]

I suppose you don't remember what programs/apps that you removed. While at the GUI login screen, press <Ctrl><Alt>F2 and log in with your username and password. Then run

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Hopefully it will reinstall whatever you have removed.

[unxzst]

i have no GUI login screen, i was able to get to the prompt from recovery mode.
networking will not load, apt-get says it cannot reach address

[cariboo]

To access the internet in recovery mode, at the prompt type:

dhclient eth0

This should get you an ip address and you should be able to restore your system back to working order.

Jim

[unxzst]

To access the internet in recovery mode, at the prompt type:

dhclient eth0

This should get you an ip address and you should be able to restore your system back to working order.

Jim

thanks, Jim

dhclient

did it, eth0 parameter did not work.

no more experimentation for me.

I was trying to optimize this for a friend.
Ubuntu on a USB1 2Gb flash drive is still out of reach.