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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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So I installed Ubuntu on a HP laptop, I was upgrading to a new version and the installation got stucked. I rebooted the PC and now it tells me that something went wrong, if I get to the login screen It enters a loop. I think that I'm entering the right username but It gives me login incorrect, I know the password is correct. So what do I do now? I'll appreciate any help you can give me.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

I had a similar issue a few years back and I fixed it by entering TTY2 by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F2 and figuring out what broke via the terminal. My issue was that xorg couldn't start because some dependencies broke after installing an update.