2025-12-19 19:47 UTC
Problem solved! Thank you for your help, everyone!
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Everyone, learning Chown saved me! Problem over. Now I have backed up my crucial files, I will reinstall Kubuntu on my internal disk.
I have learned:
Chown!
Backup my documents to an external USB thumb drive. 😖
And...
Be very careful playing around with NVIDIA drivers in Linux!
But...
An automatic update broke Vulkan, made me unable to play my Steam games!
Hopefully fresh install, default up to date NVIDIA driver based on my graphics card model, will mean I can eventually enjoy Steam for Linux again.
Replies (3)
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@cadellin@mastodon.gamedev.place 2025-12-19 20:44
@crowgirl@hachyderm.io glad there was a happy ending. About ten years ago I nearly lost a ton of critical files because they were only on a USB stick that fell out of my pocket when sitting on the grass in a park. Miraculously I did find the spot and the memory stick later that day- and since then everything has many backups.
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@JebelKrong@social.linux.pizza 2025-12-19 21:15
@crowgirl@hachyderm.io yay!
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@DelilahTech@tech.lgbt 2025-12-20 04:24
@crowgirl@hachyderm.io Yeah, a update broke my KDE neon the other day; won't let me log in Just haven't found the time to fix it, yet