How To Fix A Damaged Ubuntu OS Without Reinstalling From Scratch

These instructions are copied from Senthil Kumar’s article at https://ostechnix.com/how-to-fix-broken-ubuntu-os-without-reinstalling-it/ which has saved me a great amount of time and grief, as I continue to learn Linux and periodically ruin my operating system trying new things.  Just as he says in his article, as soon as you can access your system well enough to make backups of your data do that before continuing to use the system as normal.  If you make it a habit to keep most of your files in your home directory, with a text file containing notes on any steps that you had to follow to Read More …