Restore default *releases file

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troysjanda

Restore default *releases file

Post by troysjanda »

In an effort to install the Ubuntu Software Center I modified the *releases, and *issue file with the following command and info
gksu gedit /etc/*release
and now change everything in the file which is opened in gedit:
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=Precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04"

Now run following command:
gksu gedit /etc/*issue
and change to:
Ubuntu 12.04 \n \l
I would like to restore the default information for LinuxMint 14 Nadia, can someone please help.
Thanks
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troysjanda

Re: Restore default *releases file

Post by troysjanda »

no offer of help?
SurfaceUnits

Re: Restore default *releases file

Post by SurfaceUnits »

issue
Linux Mint 14 Nadia \n \l

issue.net
Linux Mint 14 Nadia

lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=LinuxMint
DISTRIB_RELEASE=14
DISTRIB_CODENAME=nadia
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Linux Mint 14 Nadia"
troysjanda

Re: Restore default *releases file

Post by troysjanda »

Thank you very much

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cbennett926

Re: Restore default *releases file

Post by cbennett926 »

Don't want to bring back the dead, but I am having an issue related to this.

I tried installing USC as well, and then removed it, but I am now missing packages from Software Manager (a lot of packages) and I do not know which ones are default or how to get the old ones back...


EDIT:


Ok,

So I found the source of the problem here, I accidently uninstalled the Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal Repository, does anyone know what that is?
cbennett926

Re: Restore default *releases file

Post by cbennett926 »

I ended up referring to this: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2079045



Everything's all smoothed out now!
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