Step-by-step – Ubuntu 21.04 Desktop Recovery Guide

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 21.04 Recovering Desktop Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-step How to Recover Desktop in Ubuntu 21.04 GNU/Linux.

And this Recovery Guide for Ubuntu Desktop intend Reinstalling the Default Environment from the Shell.

Especially relevant: this issue often happen when some unmanaged Software Dependencies are present on System.

And so the first Step for solving eventual Conflicts is to Setup the advanced Package Manager Aptitude.

1. 1. Updating Repo

   First, Update the Apt Repo Sources with:

   sudo apt update

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

2. 2. Fixing Desktop

   Then to Reinstall or Fix Ubuntu Desktop
   First, install Aptitude with:

   sudo apt install aptitude

   Then to Reinstall Ubuntu Desktop play:

   sudo aptitude install ubuntu-desktop xorg openbox

   And this Command includes the X11 Server than occasionally is deleted during an Apt Packages Setup.
   Next to Restart System run:

   sudo reboot

   But if the conflicts are not solved then try again with a System Upgrade:

   sudo aptitude full-upgrade

   In all cases try always simply to Confirm the proposed Solutions: