Ubuntu 16.04 Recover Broken System Easy Guide

March 7, 2022 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Recovering Broken System

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Recover/Fix/Repair/Restore Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux Broken System.

Especially relevant: this Ubuntu Reparation workflow is working also in case of an “input/output“, “fatal error” and error (2) Issues!

Finally, this an Ultimate Procedure to try to get Recovered your Ubuntu system from a severe Issue.

Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial How to Recover a Broken System - Featured
  1. 1. Accessing Shell

    Open a Shell session
    Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop.

    Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial How to Recover a Broken System - Open Terminal
  2. 2. Fixing Automatically

    And Execute the Commands:

    sudo su -c "apt-get update"
    sudo su -c "dpkg --configure -a"
    sudo su -c "apt-get -f install"
    Last, if needed you can try using the more powerful Aptitude Package Manager.
    So run:
    sudo aptitude upgrade
    In case that you Do Not dispose of aptitude on your System, then possibly Download the .deb Package and Install it with:
    sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/aptitude*.deb
  1. 3. Checking Up Disk

    Then you have to Make Sure that the Hard Drive isn’t Corrupted.

    If Ubuntu Non Bootable Go to Next Step!

    1. Make sure that All the Drives on /etc/fstab are Connected
    2. Reboot Ubuntu
    3. On Grub Boot Splash Screen Select “Advanced Options”
    4. Then “Boot in Recovery Mode
    5. Select “Repair Broken Packages
      If No Networking then follow -> How Chrooting with Network.
    6. Look at the Output of the Drivers Check-Up Containing “blocks”
      If No Errors are Shown then your Hard Drive should be still Healty…
    7. If the Issue is still Not Solved then Look to the Next Step
  2. 4. Fixing Disk Errors

    How to Fix Disk Errors Even if Ubuntu Non Bootable

    Restoring Ubuntu Disk Guide
  1. 5. Manual Recovering

    How to Manually Recover Ubuntu Broken System

    Ubuntu Manually Recovering

    The Linked Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Manually Recovering an Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS with Broken Packages.


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