Upgraded to 14.04 now wish I hadn't. How do I go back?

[glennbates]

How do I uninstall the upgrade and get back what I had? I think I upgraded to 14.04 but not sure.

[sudodus]

I'm sorry. There is no return from an upgrade to a newer version (for example 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS), except if you backed up your system before starting the upgrade process.

Can you read your important private data (documents, pictures, video clips, mail-box files etc)? Otherwise tell us and you can get help with methods to recover those data.

-o-

Updating and upgrading (accepting security updates and bugfixes etc) is highly recommended and a standard task to be performed more than once every week.

Upgrading to a new version is a risky task, and should only be performed when there is a good and current backup of the system or at the very least of all your important private data.

[grahammechanical]

I think I upgraded to 14.04 but not sure.

doesn't the login screen tell you that you are logging into Ubuntu 14.04? What does About This Computer say?

[glennbates]

doesn't the login screen tell you that you are logging into Ubuntu 14.04? What does About This Computer say?

If it does, I never see it.

[ibjsb4]

lsb_release -a
Will tell you what your running. If you find yourself on 14.04, like already stated, you can't go back unless you do a reinstall. But you can install another desktop that may work better for you.

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
At the login screen, click on the icon and choose your desktop.

[glennbates]

lsb_release -a
Will tell you what your running. If you find yourself on 14.04, like already stated, you can't go back unless you do a reinstall. But you can install another desktop that may work better for you.

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-flashback
At the login screen, click on the icon and choose your desktop.

Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS

How do I install another desktop without deleting any of my installations?

[ibjsb4]

How do I install another desktop without deleting any of my installations?
This will not delete any packages, but if you are referring to Unity packages they will not be usable in a flashback session.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2220264