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Would having to make hard shut downs (using the physical power on/off button) corrupt stuff ?Oh yes! I've just screwed up Pulse Audio due a hard shut-down. Fortunately it sorted itself out after a couple of reboots, but only because some files are reconstituted automatically if missing.
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Would upgrading to vs 20.04 possibly cure these problems ?If the problem is hardware related, then no, but you lose nothing by trying. Don't do a "software upgrade" (which uses many exist...
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Would having to make hard shut downs (using the physical power on/off button) corrupt stuff ?Oh yes! I've just screwed up Pulse Audio due a hard shut-down. Fortunately it sorted itself out after a couple of reboots, but only because some files are reconstituted automatically if missing.
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Would upgrading to vs 20.04 possibly cure these problems ?If the problem is hardware related, then no, but you lose nothing by trying. Don't do a "software upgrade" (which uses many exist...
