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{{intro|The system or {{VM}} is no longer booting?

This can be very difficult analyze and difficult to fix. Asking in support forums might not result in helpful answers. Fixing this most likely requires being an [[Advanced Users|advanced user]] or even very advanced user.}}

== Potential Causes ==
* Interrupted updates;
* [[Malware_and_Firmware_Trojans|malware]] ([[Malware_and_Firmware_Trojans#Valid_Compromise_Indicators_versus_Invalid_Compromise_Indicators|less likely]]); 
* [[Troubleshooting#Hardware_Issues|hardware issues]];
* bugs (either in {{project_name_long}} or any components it is based on);

== Potential Problem Solutions ==
Options:

* '''A)''' Become knowledge about the Linux boot process and debugging;
* '''B)''' Hire a sysadmin to fix this;
* '''C)''' [[Factory Reset]].

The knowledge on how to fix Linux boot issues is a general Linux sysadmin skill and [[unspecific|unspecific to {{project_name_short}}]].

Some pointers can be found on the [[Recovery]] wiki page.

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