I cant install anything after uninstallation of gnome 3

Asked by VP Gautham

Sir,
 I installed gnome 3 in my ubuntu 11.04 but it did not work for me. so i unistalled it but now when i try to install anything....but i cant when try to install anything using terminal it shows a big output :
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-icon-theme
 evolution
 gnome-screensaver
 empathy
 eog
 brasero
 totem
 totem-mozilla
 gnome-control-center
 evolution-exchange
 totem-plugins

theese are the last lines of that output.....I cant use ubuntu software center, update manager..etc....

Pls....Help me ..

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enubuntu (mr.tennents) said :
#1

Hi please do this:
1. Open a terminal
2. Run this command:
cat /etc/apt/sources.list -n; sudo apt-get update

3. Copy and paste here all the terminal says.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#2

Even if you get it sorted you will more than likely have an unstable desktop UI. Why did you install Gnome3 on a production system (ie. Not a test suite)? The pages showing how to do it CLEARLY state it will break your OS. If Gnome3 was suitable for Natty then it will more than likly have been updated. The differences in Gnome3 and Gnome2 are HUGE! The settings and such for your apps are all 100% geared around Gnome2 so changing it to something else will break stuff.

I'd just reinstall. If you want Gnome3 so very badly, just install Oneiric and you will have it. Gnome3 is default in Gnome Oneiric.

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VP Gautham (vpgautham) said :
#3

toshiba@toshiba-Satellite-L300:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list -n; sudo apt-get update
     1 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 11.04 _Natty Narwhal_ - Release i386 (20110427.1)]/ natty main restricted
     2
     3 # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
     4 # newer versions of the distribution.
     5 deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty main restricted
     6 deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty main restricted
     7
     8 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
     9 ## distribution.
    10 deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates main restricted
    11 deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates main restricted
    12
    13 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    14 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
    15 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    16 deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty universe
    17 deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty universe
    18 deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates universe
    19 deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates universe
    20
    21 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    22 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
    23 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
    24 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
    25 ## security team.
    26 deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty multiverse
    27 deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty multiverse
    28 deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates multiverse
    29 deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates multiverse
    30
    31 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
    32 ## repository.
    33 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
    34 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
    35 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
    36 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
    37 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    38 # deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    39 # deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    40
    41 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security main restricted
    42 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security main restricted
    43 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security universe
    44 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security universe
    45 deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security multiverse
    46 deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty-security multiverse
    47
    48 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
    49 ## 'partner' repository.
    50 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
    51 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
    52 deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner
    53 # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu natty partner
    54
    55 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
    56 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
    57 deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty main
    58 deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu natty main
    59 deb http://buc.billera.eu/ubuntu/ binary/
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VP Gautham (vpgautham) said :
#4

So Gnome3 is unsupported in 11.04..............When i look in the gnome-look.org I saw better themes for gnome 3.x so i just tried it........@andrew-woodhead666: you meant 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot by saying Gnome Oneiric

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Jeff Sharpe (jeffsharpe) said :
#5

Off the top of my head, try:

sudo apt-get upgrade -f
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -a

If that works:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

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VP Gautham (vpgautham) said :
#6

@jeff sharpe I think it has worked now i can install other softwares but a dialougue box appears saying detected an error......with 2 options report problem and cancel.....!!!!!