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Try to switch to console (ctr alt f2) and run xsession via
startx
. Or just try to install some meta package from console, like gnome-desktop (likesudo apt install gnome-desktop
)Anyway console (tty) is all what you have now and it should be rnough for restoring the system.
Startx just gives me a straight black screen, no cursor or nothing.
Try reinstalling the DE as someone else has suggested.
Got network issues after the reboot too, so can't install anything atm.. π
You clearly have borked your system. Save whatever data you still need and do a fresh install.
Yeah I really have.. Kinda crazy to me that it can happen so quickly haha, but yiu live and you learn. Luckily I always have my important stuff in the cloud.