Xubuntu on HP z420 (rebuild post crash)
Introduction 1 Save off old data 2 Prep new filesystems 2 Data Restoration 3 Post-installation Configuration (Part 1) 4 Drivers and Kernel Parameters 4 Lightdm Configuration 4 Install SSHD 4 Configure LVM Cache 4 Network configuration 5 Sound Configuration 6 Administrative Mail 6 System Variables 6 Additional Software Installation 6 Google Chrome 6 Perforce 6 Jetbrains IDEs 7 Crossover 8 Slack 8 Oracle Java 8 Docker 9 Additional Repository Software 9 Golang 1.9 10 Miscellaneous Software 10 User Directories on / 10 Nvidia Dmesg Warning Fix 10 Introduction The bad kernel release for the Spectre/Meltdown bugs hit me pretty hard. Somehow I ended up with a very corrupt root FS. Oddly it only affected some files and directories but the amount of broken stuff was too much to fix and have any confidence of the system running well again. I grabbed my Xubuntu 16.04.3 LTS USB stick and booted the live OS. F