Linux Mint Forums

caf4926 wrote:Try again and make sure you set a mount point for /home?
We can assume it's on a separate partition?

anewvision wrote:Used update manager, I think it freaked out,

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

caf4926 wrote:https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3e0lL ... zVFNGpmd2s

You have to use the Something else option to get the advanced partitioner

copying usr/lib/vlc/plugins/demux/libsubtitle_plugin.so

zerozero wrote:

anewvision wrote:Used update manager, I think it freaked out,

i also think so this looks like an incomplete update. can you get to a tty? and do you have net there? if yes to both try

Code: Select all

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo: unable to stat /etc/sudoers: No such file or directory
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

zerozero wrote:one question:
- did you start a new installation here >> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.p ... 36#p625085 ? if "yes" this overwrote the existing system even if it failed.

one suggestion
- if you didn't start a new install above you can boot the live-usb and copy the /etc/sudoers from the live system to your damaged system (see the diff if there's one in the installed system ) ad then try again to update in the tty.

zerozero wrote:there's no option now but reinstall, you overwrote the filesystem, but having a separate home is going to help you: all your personal setting will be preserved;
it's time to follow the advise caf4926 gave you a few posts above.

zerozero wrote:my experience tells me that if you start an install over an existing system (to the point where you went: copying the files into the target) the latter is lost (sorry to say)
you still have HOME in a separate partition, so not all is lost here; reinstall and get back to the point where you were before the accident is a matter of a couple hours.

zerozero wrote:no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

zerozero wrote:no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

anewvision wrote:

zerozero wrote:no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

This is the setup I've been using with the same hold up... am I missing something?
http://oi49.tinypic.com/4q23oh.jpg

caf4926 wrote:

anewvision wrote:

zerozero wrote:no, you should reuse the existing HOME (again see the slideshow caf4926 posted above, is exactly what you need)

This is the setup I've been using with the same hold up... am I missing something?
http://oi49.tinypic.com/4q23oh.jpg

I can't make out what the problem is from that image

I just formatted... the IRC told me I was pretty far f'ed, so I they said it would be much easier to just do it that way...

caf4926 wrote:

I just formatted... the IRC told me I was pretty far f'ed, so I they said it would be much easier to just do it that way...

Does that mean are OK now