> How often do you screw up the system so much you have to reformat the disk (without losing data) to fix it?
Never. But I am curious as to what you are doing to get into this situation so often.
Never. But I am curious as to what you are doing to get into this situation so often.
Edit: Phrased differently, doing the opposite of this advice: https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian is a great way to get into a situation where reinstalling is easier than fixing it.
It's not common, but if you manage enough systems then even rare things happen enough that you'll need tools like this in your tool belt.
I usually reach for a live-OS booted off a USB drive (Ventoy is good for having lots of OS options on a single USB drive) but I'd be interested in giving this a try.