Accidentally deleted all programs from ubuntu

[Ezio Auditore]

As the title suggests, I accidentally uninstalled all programs from my ubuntu installation while installing something in haste.

So I don't have a desktop, network manager, wifi driver, internet access or any other non-essential program. 

But I do have my personal files.

So, what is the best way (least time consuming) to restore the normal ubuntu experience keeping my current personal files.

I don't care if I lose programs I have installed manually like chrome, vs code, etc but I want to preserve my personal files.

Thanks!

[peotr26]

5 hours ago, Ezio Auditore said:

As the title suggests, I accidentally uninstalled all programs from my ubuntu installation while installing something in haste.

So I don't have a desktop, network manager, wifi driver, internet access or any other non-essential program. 

But I do have my personal files.

So, what is the best way (least time consuming) to restore the normal ubuntu experience keeping my current personal files.

I don't care if I lose programs I have installed manually like chrome, vs code, etc but I want to preserve my personal files.

Thanks!

Do you have separate partitions for root and home? You should be able to reinstall Ubuntu without losing your data using the "Upgrade" option. I would recommend you to back up your data, using a live environment on a USB key, on another disk.