I can't run software center or software updater I can't run apt-get or oneconf from terminal I get multiple random system errors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAKy_yjYQ0 it started when I removed some software from software center and connected a external usb HFS+ hard drive would like to try to salvage this install before formatting the partition... any terminal commands that I can run?
Try holding down SHIFT while booting and go into Recovery Mode, Enable Networking and Repair Broken Packages... This should help fix everything and allow you to download any new packages that might help remedy the situation...
I have grub2 installed with windows partitions etc... regardless of holding down the shift key it always boots me to the grub menu where I can pick ubuntu ubuntu advanced options and e or c to edit the command line in C I can write 'boot' I think but to boot into recovery mode with grub what is the easiest way?
ubuntu advanced options then recovery mode
Originally Posted by nomenkultur I can't run software center or software updater I can't run apt-get or oneconf from terminal I get multiple random system errors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAKy_yjYQ0 it started when I removed some software from software center and connected a external usb HFS+ hard drive would like to try to salvage this install before formatting the partition... any terminal commands that I can run? Your computer is not "bricked" - bricked means totally inaccessible, nothing. You turn it on and nothing happens. This usually happens when people mess around with BIOS or other firmware, or when a BIOS flash fails. Your computer is merely "borked"
Can you show us the result of typing this: sudo apt-get install -f
Originally Posted by sgage Your computer is not "bricked" - bricked means totally inaccessible, nothing. You turn it on and nothing happens. This usually happens when people mess around with BIOS or other firmware, or when a BIOS flash fails. Your computer is merely "borked" I had this happen a few weeks back but it did not completely 'brick' my system .. but came real close.
I apply the term to anything that can't be salvaged... like my ubuntu install I'm able to fix broken packages but then running software updater immediately results in system problem detections and freezes and crashes... if I run it multiple times I think I'm able to get some updates in but then it crashes when 'waiting for file prompt' and it's a carousel of errors and freezes. at least it lets me report stuff now, so here's that... I should really do a new install but updates or no updates I'm riding this one until at least the beta shows up
Originally Posted by nomenkultur I apply the term to anything that can't be salvaged... like my ubuntu install I'm able to fix broken packages but then running software updater immediately results in system problem detections and freezes and crashes... if I run it multiple times I think I'm able to get some updates in but then it crashes when 'waiting for file prompt' and it's a carousel of errors and freezes. at least it lets me report stuff now, so here's that... I should really do a new install but updates or no updates I'm riding this one until at least the beta shows up That kind of downtime would equal to a 'bricked' system. When the time taken to restore is greater than time for fresh install .. then equals bricked. depends?
Originally Posted by nomenkultur I apply the term to anything that can't be salvaged... like my ubuntu install I'm able to fix broken packages but then running software updater immediately results in system problem detections and freezes and crashes... if I run it multiple times I think I'm able to get some updates in but then it crashes when 'waiting for file prompt' and it's a carousel of errors and freezes. at least it lets me report stuff now, so here's that... I should really do a new install but updates or no updates I'm riding this one until at least the beta shows up Dont use software updater. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade see what it wants to do. Then replace upgrade with dist-upgrade and again see what it wants to do. Post back.
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