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Jabster28344yupdate: i've managed to get into a tty and use dpkg to reconfigure the broken packages. it should be fine after a reboot?
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dpkg --configure --pending
init 1
init 5
init 1 is rescue system without network.
it's most minimal, but this way you can reload all components without rebooting.
If it fails you have at least a minimal shell.
CTRL ALT F1..F6 should switch to console.
Look at magic sysrq keys if all fails.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
In a nutshell - if it's broken, never reboot unless you have a working USB bootstick ready.
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