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Linux upgrades don't fail that catastrofically. For example, a Linux upgrade can fail in a way where the GUI is not operable, but you log in into the console an

Linux upgrades don't fail that catastrofically. For example, a Linux upgrade can fail in a way where the GUI is not operable, but you log in into the console and fix it. Worst case scenario you log in in single user mode and fix it. Worse case scenario the kernel doesn't boot, you chroot from a live CD and you fix it. Everything is fixable. The problem with macOS, or Windows, is that they are proprietary operating systems, if something goes wrong, the only way to fix it is to reinstall everything, that to me is not an acceptable fix.

abestic9 5y ago
If you're experiencing volume corruption, or can no longer guarantee the integrity of your system, at that point does it matter that it's open source? At what point do you cut the investigation, reinstall and get on with your day? Proprietary OSes are less flexible but not to the extreme you're describing. In both instances there are faults you can recover from, and faults where you can't. Edit, to rephrase my question as not rhetorical: I'm genuinely interested in knowing if troubleshooting this type of fault is a common occurrence to people outside of OS/kernel programming, as I lack experience with it.