kubuntu 20.4 login frozen

[Liam Proven]

On Fri, 7 May 2021 at 23:10, Zahid Rahman <zahidr1000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So, GNOME then.
> Yes , sorry I couldn't remember the name.
>
> my machine is  HP OMEN about two years old.

I am afraid we will need a _lot_ more than that to try to diagnose
anything. Exact make, model, speed, GPU, what drivers you're using,
ideally BIOS or UEFI version, etc.

> I was doing some cleaning updates , upgrades etc
> then rebooted and this happened.  I may have purged  something I shouldn't.
> I don't believe I did any manual deletes.

Well, what did you remove?

If you are able to boot into single-user mode and then use the tips on
that Stack Exchange link, you can probably bring up networking, run an
update, reinstall the kubuntu-desktop package, and stuff like that.
This may help.

> > OK, good. So, is there anything in the Kubuntu installation that you need?
> yes a lot.
>
> I have been using Kubuntu for may be two years minimum one year on this machine.

OK. Separate /home partition, or in the root partition?

> If I do a boot USB then, would I be able to restore that operating system without erasing data.

I don't know what you mean by "restore". You can probably reinstall
over the top and it _should_ keep your settings. You can use your
other copy of Ubuntu to back up all your stuff -- I would *strongly*
advise that *first*.

> I think it is possible anyway but as I have three Operating systems.
> I know the windows will not be overwritten but will I be able to choose which ubuntu I want to restore ?

You can reinstall into the existing root partition. However, all your
apps and so on will be erased. Your home directory _should_ be skipped
but back it up first.

> I installed two versions of Ubuntu in case the Kubuntu crashed and I lost everything.
> It has happened in the past and I had to erase the disk and do a fresh install.
>
> But with a spare Ubuntu  I am able to access disk data.
>
> Please suggest best option. Ideal will be to restore.



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