kubuntu 20.4 login frozen

[Zahid Rahman]

> 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 can live  with the apps disappearing
and I will backup first.

Thanks.




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On Sat, 8 May 2021, 14:38 Liam Proven, <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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