Re: [tlug] programming error?

[Thomas Blasejewicz <nyuwa@example.com>]

On 2020/02/11 23:31, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> Good evening
> Most likely I did (again) something stupid.
>
> I have recently updated a Linux Mint 19.2 version to the newer 19.3; 
> on a very old Panasonic Let's note PC
> Here I tried to install a software that I have on my Windows machines 
> and an older version of which used to work fine under Linux:
> "TeamDrive" - something like Dropbox, made in Switzerland.
> Basically very good, except that the newer versions use an UI font 
> size so small, you need a microscope to read it - and it cannot be 
> changed.
>
> Trying to install the Version 4.6.7 results in following scenario:
> The installer tells me, the software has been properly installed.
> However it does not start. Trying to remove it with Synaptic gives a 
> number of errors, some of which I copied:
> 1)    An unhandable error occurred
> There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon, the software that 
> allows you to install/remove softare and to perform other package 
> management related task.
> 2)    [Err no 2] No usable temporary directory found in ['/temp/', 
> 'var/temp/', 'usr/temp/', 'root']
Yesterday night I did shutdown the computer.
Today it will not boot at all.
I am switched into "Emergency mode" and given options like "press Enter 
for maintenance",
press Ctrl-D for system check or so
but ALL options, ALL operations have the same result: nothing at all 
happens, or I land again at the Emergency mode screen.

Is there a way out of this (I do not know any smart computer tricks that 
would help), or does this mean, I have to reinstall the whole system?
This is very frustrating.
Thomas