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I used do-release-upgrade to switch from 14.04 to 16.04. After the upgrade cycle I rebooted and the boot gets stuck at upgrading the UTMP

This is a similar problem to here, however when I accessed the command line I am unable to use apt-get as well, I get this error:

Relocation error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.5.0 symbol_znk.... Version GLIBCXX_3.4.21 not defined in file libstdc++.so.6 with link time reference

So I'm guessing aptitude was lost in the failed upgrade...

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Edit: I can also see some failed steps before it got stuck:

Failed to start detect the available GPUs and deal with system changes...
Failed to start light display manager... 
Failed to start network manager wait online...

UPDATE: The user cowedly gave up on recovery and just reinstalled 16.04. Better luck for the next one.

hidetzugu
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  • you can try dpkg-reconfigure apt. See if that gets it working – ravery Jun 17 '17 at 11:40
  • @ravery didn't work, currently trying to figure out how to install apt directly with dpkg not sure what to put in dpkg -i ::apt.deb??:: – hidetzugu Jun 17 '17 at 11:55
  • it can't find the graphics card. but I am unsure if it is a kernel error or package error. do you need special drivers for your card? – ravery Jun 17 '17 at 12:00
  • dpkg -i apt. if the package is still cached it should work, your network is not initializing also so no internet. do you have a live cd? – ravery Jun 17 '17 at 12:02
  • @ravery I have a 14.04 life flash drive around, could I use one to fix the other?. -i apt was the 1st thing I tried (thought maybe I needed a full address or something). as for the gpu, its a laptop with both a an intel gpu and a nvidia's... the nvidia's needs proprietary drivers but the intel should work without extra stuff – hidetzugu Jun 17 '17 at 12:27
  • I can also just make a life 16.04 a format the partition but thats what I was trying to avoid with the upgrade – hidetzugu Jun 17 '17 at 12:29
  • yes thhe nvidia will need tweeking, but the intel should work f the back. the 14.04 flashdrive can be used to fix the other. boot from the flash drive and mount the broken one to a folder in your home directory, then chroot to the folder. – ravery Jun 17 '17 at 12:33
  • installing from scratch s an option, and may be faster than trying to fix the broken upgrade. use the live cd/flashdrive to back up personal data. – ravery Jun 17 '17 at 12:38
  • I have quite a few "academically developed" software... reinstalling that would not be fast in any way I'm afraid – hidetzugu Jun 17 '17 at 13:02
  • then I suggest to mount the broken install, chroot to it, and try to repair. – ravery Jun 17 '17 at 13:05
  • Well... I managed to mount into chroot but wasn't able to do anything significant towards recovery... Ended up giving up and just installing from scratch, thanks for the help and attention anyway @ravery – hidetzugu Jun 17 '17 at 16:38

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