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I broke my Arch Linux installation yesterday (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago by sh00g@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.world

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Well technically a power outage broke my system. My machine lost power in the middle of a pacman upgrade which left me able to boot, but with very limited functionality. Thankfully I keep an emergency live USB laying around for just such contingencies and was able to complete timely repairs. For the record, if anyone else runs into this problem the Arch Wiki has instructions on how to proceed.

I cannot express how much of a relief it is to have a system which is designed in such a way to enable this type of diagnostic and repair capability. It was also a great reminder to revisit my backup and recovery options which will be one of this weekend's projects.

My wife had a problem with her Windows 11 PC the other day and I literally couldn't even figure out how to begin to diagnose the issue, let alone fix it. I am so thankful for the Arch Wiki and the extensive documentation available to cover these types of situations. I know Arch will forever have the reputation for being a "hard" distribution, but not having to feel helpless when something goes wrong is so nice!

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[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Having at least your OS's install/rescue media as well as some dedicated rescue ISOs (Ultimate Boot CD, SystemRescue, etc) on a Ventoy usb stick is something you will never regret - and future you may be so grateful.

Also, if you ever find yourself being lazy while creating symlinks and not making them relative - this story should make you realise why your system root might not always be root. Those ugly ../../usr/lib/ are preferred for good reason.