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I have just tried to upgrade my Ubuntu to Ubuntu 18, and at one moment I had to choose if it should install new version of a certain file or keep the old one, and I selected to see the difference. After which, I didn´t know how to close the window and return to upgrade so I pressed Ctrl+X which terminated the process completely.

At first I could continue using Linux without any problems, but after I rebooted, it started making problems.
It shows a black screen where I can move with my mouse, but I can´t do anything else. So I looked up online what I can do about it, and after trying everything with Booting in recovery mode, I have decided to install a new version of Ubuntu, while keeping the old data on the drive. But it seems that was not the solution either.

Any ideas ?

abu_bua
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Tricker Macedonia
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You may need to fix a broken install/update.

If you can get to a command prompt ctrl+alt+F3 and have an internet connection via ethernet or wifi the fix may be trivial.

From the command prompt:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade --fix-missing

Then be sure to install the latest Nvidia drivers from the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Once all is done, reboot and enjoy.

Joshua Besneatte
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