Hi, To recover the GUI, you can use tasksel to fix the broken packages.
As a super user .Input the command tasksel.it will display the packages available.look for gnome desktop and run it .Please share feedback if it works as there are other ways.of restoring it. Regards, ABUDUKARIM KIGUNDU 0785135527. Skype ID abudukarimu.kigundu1 I hope this helps On 17 Feb 2017 1:10 PM, "Rugeyyi George" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dell linux laptop has failed to load GUI,any ideas to recover the gnome > GUI. > but it takes me to the command prompt under recovery mode. > > What command can i used to mount an exteranla hard disk on it and back up > all the data on the machine to be restored later on. > > -- > Rugeyyi George Igga > Medicines sans Frontieres > Workshop Kampala > P.O.Box 3423 > Tel:+256-752-485497 <+256%20752%20485497> > (2010-Date) > > Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology > Plot 9-21 Port Bell Road,Nakawa > P.O.Box,7187,Kampala(2007-2009) > > Faculty of Computing and > Information Technology, > Makerere University, > P.O.Box:7062 Kampala Uganda > (2005-2007) > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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