> I was trying to execute a windows executable with wine. The terminal > output said I had a 64 bit wine installation and I needed to install > the 32 bit wine with the following command: > > apt-get install wine32:i386 > > I was running it in the small dropdown terminal from Dolphin, so I > didn't see the whole output at once, but since this was (as I thought) > a normal operation, just installing a 32 bit version of wine alongside > the 64 bit version, I didn't think much of it and said yes. There were > no warnings besides the usual apt warnings. > > Then I noticed a message pop up in the terminal talking about how > applications using phonon will remain with no sound and I just thought > that meant 32 bit applications will have no sound, so I said OK. After > that, I noticed a lot of stuff getting removed and leaving the system > in a broken state and I realized something was wrong. At the end of > it, the terminal disappeared and now many basic Plasma applications > are gone. I haven't closed any applications or logged off yet, so I > don't know the full extent of the damage, but that really got me by > surprise. I know you should always pay attention when running apt, so > this is kinda on me, but I really wouldn't expect a simple operation > like this would break the system, much less one explicitly recommended > by the system itself. > > How do I walk back from this? > > --
Start by looking into dpkg and apt logs Regards.
