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Hey guys I kind of have a little probleme here:

So during the upgrading of Mint 21.3 to Mint 22 there appeared some errors, and while trying to fix them a lot of library-packages were deleted and most of the programs gone.

Now after that I tried to reset my system back to tze last timeshift-backup but timeshift only ever deleted more packages and never installed the old files from the backup (i guess).

So now this is where I am at, a kernel panic and nothing boots. I guess i need a new (fresh) install and could try to use the backup of timeshift on that one?

Or is there any other elegant way to get out of this?

Thanks already for reading and tips <3

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[โ€“] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At this juncture, the advice below is not likely to help (if I'm in a boot loop that isn't resolving, repair install or reinstall are the options I go for). Might work if you use a live environment though!

Possibly look through your package manager logs -

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=321649#:~:text=You%20can%20find%20everything%20APT,so%20on)%20are%20logged%20there.

If you can get that dumped, you might be able to spot what's missing and try manually re-installing it, or at least get a list of all the things you need to reinstall.

[โ€“] smokinliver@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks, I will look into that :)