this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2023
52 points (100.0% liked)
Linux
48072 readers
1 users here now
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.
Rules
- Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
- No misinformation
- No NSFW content
- No hate speech, bigotry, etc
Related Communities
Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0
founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I know it may sound super basic, because it is, but I've learned basic is always a solid 1st fix attempt with Linux…I'd just reinstall the whole thing top to bottom. Recently had an update on my OS which kept failing (days), so eventually I reinstalled the associated packages from top to bottom then boom, update and restart to install. I see it kinda as a “did you power off and power back on the machine” IT tip though lol
Edit: In most distro's, instead of “sudo install xxx” it's “sudo reinstall xxx”
You don't lose any of data in my experience, plus it can fix an array of problems!