diff --git a/content/live-disk.md b/content/live-disk.md index 67a3ee600d..36dc46b4e6 100644 --- a/content/live-disk.md +++ b/content/live-disk.md @@ -179,11 +179,15 @@ Pop!_OS will boot into the familiar Pop!_OS desktop. ## Using the Live Environment -The list provided at the beginning of the article provides links to other articles on using the live environment for hardware testing, restoration/upgrades, and boot repair. +Aside from [installing Pop!_OS](/articles/install-pop), you can also use the live environment for hardware testing, restoration/upgrades, and boot repair. ### Repairing an Existing Operating System -Since the live environment is a full Pop!_OS installation, it works just like the normal environment. There are tools and methods that allow to `chroot` (change root) into the normal installation and work in the existing operating system to repair a broken package or other problem that is preventing normal booting. +Since the live environment is a full Pop!_OS installation, it has all the same tools as the normal environment. If the system can't boot normally, you can `chroot` (change root) into the normal installation using the commands [here](/articles/pop-recovery#chroot), which allows you to run commands in the existing operating system to repair broken packages or other problems. + +### Refreshing the Operating System + +A Pop!\_OS live disk can also be used to refresh an existing Pop!_OS installation without losing user account information and data in the `/home` directory. You can find out more about this option [here](/articles/pop-recovery#refresh-install). ### Backing Up Files diff --git a/content/pop-incomplete-upgrade.md b/content/pop-incomplete-upgrade.md index c4ab21a21b..9fdd471af2 100644 --- a/content/pop-incomplete-upgrade.md +++ b/content/pop-incomplete-upgrade.md @@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ After you have made the edit, save the file and start the upgrade again. ## If you are still not able to upgrade +You can refresh the OS without losing user account information and data in the `/home` directory. You can find out more about this option [here](/articles/pop-recovery). + If the system is still not able to upgrade and you have a System76 system, please open a [support ticket](https://system76.com/my-account/support-tickets/new) and include this file: ```bash