[xubuntu-users] 14.04 stopped working

[flocculant at gmx.co.uk]

On 12/11/15 18:11, John R. Sowden wrote:
> On 11/12/2015 09:56 AM, flocculant at gmx.co.uk wrote:
>> On 12/11/15 16:45, John R. Sowden wrote:
>>> Major Problem:
>>>
>>> A couple of days ago, I attempted to install an upgrade of Libre 
>>> Office using the command line.  As I have actually held off 
>>> upgrading, occasionally,  in the past few years due to no 
>>> instructions on how to upgrade under Linux, I was quite pleased to 
>>> see concise instructions.
>>>
>>> What I did not know was: (1) I did not have enough disk space to do 
>>> the install, and (2) the install program does not check for adequate 
>>> disk space before commencing the installation process. It stopped 
>>> somewhere in the process saying that files cannot be created.
>>>
>>> Now, when I boot this computer, I get the sign on, then I get the 
>>> gui screen with moving mouse pointer, but no icons, nothing in the 
>>> top bar, etc.  I can ctrl-alt F1
>>> and I can move to various locations in the text mode, but my 
>>> business information is in the gui world.
>>>
>>> Help?
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>> Try going to ctrl+alt+f1
>>
>> login
>>
>> sudo apt-get autoclean
>>
>> See if you've sufficient space. If not
>>
>> sudo apt-get clean
>>
>> Those will clean old packages from the apt cache or clean all 
>> packages from the cache.
>>
>> I've seen the gui with nothing there with a completely full /
>>
>>
>>
> performed the two above.  then rebooted, now it is up and running, 
> with Libreoffice - seems that the old version had not been written over
> by the new version yet.
>
> thank you all,  will take notes for the same event in the future 
> (human nature, Murphy, etc.)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> John
>
>
Now you've got a working system - deal with this space issue you appear 
to have. It WILL happen again ;)