Formatting Ubuntu 18.04

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Is there a way to restart my OS (18.04.1) as if I had just installed it (it's a partition) without having to uninstall it and installing it again??



I mean, like to format the computer and start over with all the default settings.



I did something to the bash and, though everything seems to work there are done small details that annoy me.






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    What is annoying you about your bash settings? Might be easier to fix that.
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Is there a way to restart my OS (18.04.1) as if I had just installed it (it's a partition) without having to uninstall it and installing it again??



I mean, like to format the computer and start over with all the default settings.



I did something to the bash and, though everything seems to work there are done small details that annoy me.






18.04







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    What is annoying you about your bash settings? Might be easier to fix that.
    – pwaterz
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up vote
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Is there a way to restart my OS (18.04.1) as if I had just installed it (it's a partition) without having to uninstall it and installing it again??



I mean, like to format the computer and start over with all the default settings.



I did something to the bash and, though everything seems to work there are done small details that annoy me.






18.04







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Is there a way to restart my OS (18.04.1) as if I had just installed it (it's a partition) without having to uninstall it and installing it again??



I mean, like to format the computer and start over with all the default settings.



I did something to the bash and, though everything seems to work there are done small details that annoy me.






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    What is annoying you about your bash settings? Might be easier to fix that.
    – pwaterz
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    What is annoying you about your bash settings? Might be easier to fix that.
    – pwaterz
    4 hours ago







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What is annoying you about your bash settings? Might be easier to fix that.
– pwaterz
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What is annoying you about your bash settings? Might be easier to fix that.
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You may not have to reinstall. First thing is to ascertain what you did to your bash and if it was system wide or just for your user ID.



Create a new user ID and see if it works normally. If so there is no damage done to 18.04 just for your old user ID.



Ubuntu keeps a "skeleton" of most configurations that get copied to when a new user ID is created. For .bashrc it is in /etc/skel/.bashrc:



$ llocate .bashrc
ACCESS OWNER GROUP SIZE MODIFIED NAME (updatdb last ran: 2018-10-06 10:30:06)
-rw-r--r-- root root 2188 Aug 31 2015 /etc/bash.bashrc
-rw-r--r-- root root 3771 Aug 31 2015 /etc/skel/.bashrc
-rw-r--r-- rick rick 7522 Sep 30 10:10 /home/rick/.bashrc
-rw-r--r-- rick rick 7492 Sep 30 10:09 /home/rick/.bashrc~


If you modified .bashrc and damaged it there may be a backup called .bashrc~ which you can copy over top.






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    First backup all data and install the OS over 18.04 again using bootable USB or something like that






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    You may not have to reinstall. First thing is to ascertain what you did to your bash and if it was system wide or just for your user ID.



    Create a new user ID and see if it works normally. If so there is no damage done to 18.04 just for your old user ID.



    Ubuntu keeps a "skeleton" of most configurations that get copied to when a new user ID is created. For .bashrc it is in /etc/skel/.bashrc:



    $ llocate .bashrc
    ACCESS OWNER GROUP SIZE MODIFIED NAME (updatdb last ran: 2018-10-06 10:30:06)
    -rw-r--r-- root root 2188 Aug 31 2015 /etc/bash.bashrc
    -rw-r--r-- root root 3771 Aug 31 2015 /etc/skel/.bashrc
    -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7522 Sep 30 10:10 /home/rick/.bashrc
    -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7492 Sep 30 10:09 /home/rick/.bashrc~


    If you modified .bashrc and damaged it there may be a backup called .bashrc~ which you can copy over top.






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      You may not have to reinstall. First thing is to ascertain what you did to your bash and if it was system wide or just for your user ID.



      Create a new user ID and see if it works normally. If so there is no damage done to 18.04 just for your old user ID.



      Ubuntu keeps a "skeleton" of most configurations that get copied to when a new user ID is created. For .bashrc it is in /etc/skel/.bashrc:



      $ llocate .bashrc
      ACCESS OWNER GROUP SIZE MODIFIED NAME (updatdb last ran: 2018-10-06 10:30:06)
      -rw-r--r-- root root 2188 Aug 31 2015 /etc/bash.bashrc
      -rw-r--r-- root root 3771 Aug 31 2015 /etc/skel/.bashrc
      -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7522 Sep 30 10:10 /home/rick/.bashrc
      -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7492 Sep 30 10:09 /home/rick/.bashrc~


      If you modified .bashrc and damaged it there may be a backup called .bashrc~ which you can copy over top.






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        You may not have to reinstall. First thing is to ascertain what you did to your bash and if it was system wide or just for your user ID.



        Create a new user ID and see if it works normally. If so there is no damage done to 18.04 just for your old user ID.



        Ubuntu keeps a "skeleton" of most configurations that get copied to when a new user ID is created. For .bashrc it is in /etc/skel/.bashrc:



        $ llocate .bashrc
        ACCESS OWNER GROUP SIZE MODIFIED NAME (updatdb last ran: 2018-10-06 10:30:06)
        -rw-r--r-- root root 2188 Aug 31 2015 /etc/bash.bashrc
        -rw-r--r-- root root 3771 Aug 31 2015 /etc/skel/.bashrc
        -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7522 Sep 30 10:10 /home/rick/.bashrc
        -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7492 Sep 30 10:09 /home/rick/.bashrc~


        If you modified .bashrc and damaged it there may be a backup called .bashrc~ which you can copy over top.






        share|improve this answer












        You may not have to reinstall. First thing is to ascertain what you did to your bash and if it was system wide or just for your user ID.



        Create a new user ID and see if it works normally. If so there is no damage done to 18.04 just for your old user ID.



        Ubuntu keeps a "skeleton" of most configurations that get copied to when a new user ID is created. For .bashrc it is in /etc/skel/.bashrc:



        $ llocate .bashrc
        ACCESS OWNER GROUP SIZE MODIFIED NAME (updatdb last ran: 2018-10-06 10:30:06)
        -rw-r--r-- root root 2188 Aug 31 2015 /etc/bash.bashrc
        -rw-r--r-- root root 3771 Aug 31 2015 /etc/skel/.bashrc
        -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7522 Sep 30 10:10 /home/rick/.bashrc
        -rw-r--r-- rick rick 7492 Sep 30 10:09 /home/rick/.bashrc~


        If you modified .bashrc and damaged it there may be a backup called .bashrc~ which you can copy over top.







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            First backup all data and install the OS over 18.04 again using bootable USB or something like that






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            First backup all data and install the OS over 18.04 again using bootable USB or something like that






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            First backup all data and install the OS over 18.04 again using bootable USB or something like that






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            • good answer imo.
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            • good answer imo.
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            good answer imo.
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            good answer imo.
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