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I'm not sure what fixed it because I tried multiple things yesterday, but it shutdown normally last night.

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[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

apt install --reinstall PKG_NAME

Is the command to reinstall a package, replace PKG_NAME with the name of the package you want to reinstall.

You should use apt instead of apt-get. It is newer, more user friendly and supposedly handles dependency resolution better.

[–] vortexal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I've already done that but thanks anyways.

[–] NaoPb@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

This command (could have) saved me lots of times, had I known it earlier. So far it has saved me once.