[ubuntu-uk] Messed up upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 Still struggling

[Michael]

On 01/08/2016 11:34, Michael wrote:
>
>
> On 01/08/2016 10:11, Alan Pope wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 1 August 2016 at 10:00, Michael 
>> <Michael.Penllergaer at btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> The update14.04-16-04,  was writing updated files when it stopped, a 
>>> restart
>>> just defaults to login and login to the terminal command prompt. The 
>>> help
>>> option delivers a screen full, I do not know if one of the options will
>>> help.
>>>
>> If it barfed part way through, then it may be possible to encourage it
>> to finish the job.
>>
>> At the command line terminal window, login using your
>> username/password. Then once you get logged in, issue this command:-
>>
>> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>>
>> (that's sudo space dpkg space dash dash configure space dash 
>> lower-case-a).
>>
>> It should start chugging away continuing the upgrade. If it just ends
>> immediately with no output then the upgrade may have finished, but
>> something is missing. In that event, assuming you use Ubuntu (with
>> Unity) desktop I would issue:-
>>
>> sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop^
>>
>> (sudo space apt space install space ubuntu dash desktop caret) (the
>> caret is important).
>>
>> If that does indeed install more stuff then that may be sufficient to
>> have 'fixed' it.
>>
>> If the first command (the dpkg one) *did* produce a chunk of output -
>> like telling you it's installing / upgrading packages, then it may not
>> be necessary to run the second command.
>>
>> If you have run the above process, then I'd restart "sudo reboot"
>> (sudo space reboot), and see if it is fixed.
>>
>> Let us know how you get on.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Al.
> Some progress, used both patches, now get a 14.04 screen but without 
> folders so am not sure just where it is now.
> message box, "System program problem detected"   "Do you want to 
> report the problem now"          (I did )
>
Any more suggestions anybody, please, I get grub, not the normal command 
line so cant force an update ?
Michael.D