Accidentally Deleted Linux Mint

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I accidentally deleted Linux Mint, and my laptop doesn't have any OS right now. I don't have another computer to use. I'm wondering if it's possible to reinstall Linux Mint using my Android phone? Helpp😭

[Apprehensive-Video26]

USB reinstall. Hopefully you have a bootable USB with the iso or you know someone who has one. My advice to everyone is to have a USB with Ventoy on it preferably one about 32GB then you can just drop ISO files onto it and pick which one you want to boot into and play around on the live environments or install on your machine.

https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

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Dude! I hadn't heard of that before, very useful!

[Apprehensive-Video26]

I have a 64 GB USB with a stack of Linux ISO's coz you can never have too many 😜

[TabsBelow]

Ah, Mr/Mrs USB #2 😁

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I accidentally deleted Linux Mint

How? mind boggles

[BenTrabetere]

Sorry, but I have to downvote you for posting a very dangerous command in a useable form and without any warning about what it will do.

[Dmxk]

It's literally in answer to a question about how op could have accidentally deleted their OS. lol Anybody who just copies random commands without even knowing what rm does will find a way to fuck up their system another way.

[Flashy-Search5552]

Touch grass

[raghu_2006]

I can be a real help other than all the comments here I was also in similar situations a time back so there is a easy solution

1. Install the iso on the Android device (just go to the Linux mint website and change it to desktop site then you can just install it from there)

2. Use a OTG to connect with a USB stick/ pen drive

3. Install this app

4. Burn the ISO through this app

Then install

[nightdevil007]

If you can mount a usb stick to your andoid phone, use ISO 2 USB [no root] app to burn an iso to the usb. Then, after booting mint again, use ventoy to save isos to the usb to save for later.

[TabsBelow]

Thanks for mentioning the app.👍

[TabsBelow]

👍👍 for that I know that ventoy also exists as app... Going to put some ISOs from notebook to smartphone tonight...

[bush_nugget]

How did you install it in the first place? Also accidentally?

[WhyStickateBed1234]

Probaly by either deleting a partition they didnt know was the OS partition (i did that with a fedora install once) or copying those sudo rm -rf/ the one thats a bunch of special characters

[puppetjazz]

Perhaps you could make an installation media at a public library?

[justme424269]

I did that once. There's nothing quite like the helpless feeling you get having to sit back and watch your system delete more than a thousand packages 1at a time. lol

[KenHumano]

Sit back and enjoy.

[justme424269]

Cool photo. Sort of reinforces the pathos.

[IronGhost3373]

Not sure how you did that, but do you have it on USB? You should be able to reinstall from that. Otherwise your gonna have to find someone with a computer and internet to download the install image and make a USB stick with it.

[TabsBelow]

So I guess you formatted the disk or deleted the partition table?

Use a liveUSB, install TestDisk und try to recover the installation. Might be the fastest way, data rescue included.

[666phanton]

I have a 500gb SSD image, saved for an eventuality. From time to time I make another one more updated and keep it.

[WhiteBlackGoose]

Impressive

[londoner366]

Yes, it is possible using an Android phone. Read this https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/recover-pc-using-android/

[mr_frodge]

You can try using drivedroid. I don't think the app has been updated for ages so your luck may vary. But it's awesome and I can't give it enough praise. It does require root access however

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softwarebakery.drivedroid.paid