Fixing broken system upgrade

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Fixing a failed/partial system upgrade

Problem

System upgrade was interrupted and system cannot boot anymore or GNOME does not start.

Solution

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to open another virtual terminal:

2. Login by entering your username (press ENTER afterwards) and then enter your password (press ENTER to login):

3. You are now logged in and you should see something like this:

4. Type in the following command and press ENTER, and then enter your password and press ENTER:

sudo dpkg --configure -a:

4. When the above command finishes, run the command to upgrade your system again: sudo apt full-upgrade