XPost: comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 12 Feb 2026 04:06:05 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On 12 Feb 2026 01:05:20 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 11 Feb 2026 20:59:17 GMT, rbowman wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 11 Feb 2026 14:00:20 GMT, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> I love how Windows copied Mac's ability to snap windows to the   
   >>>> corners and sides. Apple was awesome for creating that very useful   
   >>>> feature. Oh wait, Apple didn't create that, did they? In fact, it   
   >>>> took them forever to rip it off Windows.   
   >>>   
   >>> The first time that happened to me on Linux my first question was   
   >>> 'What the fuck did I do?' The second was 'How do I make sure it never   
   >>> happens again?'   
   >>   
   >> It was most likely an NVIDIA issue which caused the computer to refuse   
   >> to shut down properly thus creating a corruption. Fortunately, it was   
   >> an effortless fix for fsck.   
   >   
   > Not sure how that fits into the thread but...  The library guy had a   
   > kernel panic after doing updates and trying to create VM. Not   
   > interesting in itself but it dropped back to BusyBox. I didn't know that   
   > was still around but from there you can run fsck without having to fire   
   > up a live session from a thumb drive. However he just restored the whole   
   > thing with RescueZilla. Handy to know. I don't know if it's a   
   > Debian/Ubuntu feature or if it's something Mint throws into the mix.   
      
   Well, since my own distribution is one created by a manufacturer for the   
   computers they sell, I imagine that they always make it very easy to   
   restore the operating system to functional status, especially compared to   
   the distributions that proudly come with no warranty whatsoever.   
      
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