Re: My server crashed during update, how to handle svn repositories on new installation?

On Sun, 07 Apr 2019 17:11:49 +0200, Bo Berglund
<bo.berglund_at_gmail.com> wrote:

>I have an Ubuntu Server 16.04.2 LTS that is running Apache Subversion
>1.9.7 (r1800392). Total size of repositories is 5.5 GB.
>
>Today I was going to upgrade the Ubuntu server to version 18.04.2 as
>suggested when I logged in to the server (using SSH).
>
>But it went south on me, the do-release-upgrade process chugged along
>until it suddenly disappeared from my monitor. Turns out something
>went really bad with the upgrade, but all data files seem to be OK.
>Except when booting the server goes into PANIC mode.

I have now solved the problem as described in this document:
https://www.ostechnix.com/how-to-fix-broken-ubuntu-os-without-reinstalling-it/

I used an Ubuntu Server 16.04.6 DVD to reach the install console where
I could select Repair...
Reinstalled the GRUB loader and then used the command shell to do the
commands described in the document above. Apparently apt believed it
was on 18.04 already so all fixes and repairs were done towards the
upgraded verson.

At the end when I exited the shell and commanded a system reboot all
went well and now I have a working 18.04.2 system with all the special
setups I had done still working!

So I am happy!

-- 
Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden