Public bug reported:
I just upgraded to the latest Ubuntu version. I simply let the upgrade process
run in the background, while I was just coding on the foreground. Just some
terminals open and a firefox instance.
After a while, it started reporting some problems on several things that
couldn't be installed. Also, I couldn't "sudo" anymore. Soon I found out the
reason: /etc/passwd had been removed. I couldn't even boot anymore, since you
quite badly need that file. Even recovery mode didn't work properly.
I managed to fix my installation. I first boot using a ubuntu boot CD,
copied /etc/passwd- to /etc/passwd, fixing the permissions. Then I found
out that my graphical interface didn't work anymore, as both my mouse
and keyboard froze the moment it started.
I managed to stop gdm from starting when booting. Then I had to reinstall
(well, actually, just reconfiguring I believe did the job):
- ubuntu-desktop
- hal
- dbus
That fixed my installation, and now I'm yet another happy J-user.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Ubuntu installation bricked after upgrade
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367268
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