Fixing broken system upgrade
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
- Press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to open another virtual terminal, you will get this screen:
- Login by entering your username (press ENTER afterwards) and then enter your password (press ENTER to login):
- You are now logged in and you should see something like this:
- Type in the following command and press ENTER, and then enter your password and press ENTER:
sudo dpkg --configure -a:
- When the above command finishes, run the command to upgrade your system again:
sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
- Last Author
- mladen
- Last Edited
- Apr 5 2018, 14:48
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I did these steps and now my installation ends up on a black screen with a flashing cursor.