Fresh install?

[Bruce Marshall]

On Thursday 16 October 2008, Scott wrote:
> Same here.  A Kubuntu upgrade went bad for me and I was never warned
> that it may kill my system.  So, I ended up losing my whole system plus
> some of my personal files because my system became unusable and I never
> backed anything up.  It may be uncommon, but it is not extremely rare.
> This is one of the main reasons why I always prefer a new install every
> time.

I would think you could have used the live CD or a Knoppix CD to retrieve the 
personal files before reloading.