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I was trying to uninstall python3 from ubuntu 12.04 with the following command:

sudo apt-get remove --purge python3*

and it just remove many things from system, including the ubuntu-desktop. After that, I reinstalled the desktop with the command:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

The problem is that, when I open a terminal, it shows me a 

~

sign on top off the screen, and didn't start from home, as in 

nilson@GHOSTRIDER~$

What's wrong and how can I correct this?

For details see the marked area in the following picture:

terminal and prompt exhibit

noslin005
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  • is there any ~ character present in your .bashrc file?If yes then delete it and then source your .bashrc file. – Avinash Raj Feb 27 '14 at 16:29
  • possible duplicate of "♦: command not found" in tty after login – Avinash Raj Feb 27 '14 at 16:33
  • @AvinashRaj I'm sorry man, but i've look in .bashrc, .profile and there's no ~ char present. But, another problem is that, when I type cd to_any_dir, it show the dir in new line. See the picture in the link above. – noslin005 Feb 27 '14 at 16:48
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    What is the output of echo $PS1 command? – Radu Rădeanu Feb 27 '14 at 16:55
  • \[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]\[\033[01;31m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\n${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;34m\]\u\[\033[01;32m\]@\[\033[01;34m\]\h\[\033[00m\]\$ $(parse_git_branch)$(parse_svn_branch) – noslin005 Feb 27 '14 at 17:04
  • Thank You @RaduRădeanu, the problem was with the $PS1 variable in the ~/.bashrc. There was another line above, and I just uncomment it and comment the second one. The new echo $PS1 is \[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ $(parse_git_branch)$(parse_svn_branch). Thank You All. – noslin005 Feb 27 '14 at 17:14

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OP wrote:

[...]the problem was with the $PS1 variable in the ~/.bashrc. There was another line above, and I just uncomment it and comment the second one. The new echo $PS1 is \[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[‌​01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ $(parse_git_branch)$(parse_svn_branch).

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