Do you have any initramfs files in /boot?
Not at present, Like I said, it was wiped
Yes. You need to find out which kernel version(s) you have installed
in
order to run the following command.
I'm sorry, which command? dnf upgrade kernel? Is that also inside chrrot ?
First try "dnf upgrade kernel". If there's a new
kernel available, then
it's much easier, you don't have to worry about the initramfs or
reinstalling the kernel.
Otherwise, "dnf reinstall kernel-core".
I'm having profound difficulty following what command to run under what circumstance,
where, and in what order. The commands have changed multiple times now and I'm
completely lost.
I'm not technically familiar enough to just ... 'know' where to do this. Could
you please explain a clear sequence of what I should run, where, in relation to the steps
I ourtlined in the OP?
Then you're probably done. This much damage is difficult to
repair
without some knowledge about what you're doing. I'm curious about all
the issues you were having because that's unusual. Did you ask here
about those issues?
Thats disappointing. I didnt realise Linux was so fragile. Windows recovery is normally
very easy by comparison
The issues were wide ranging. Much of the course software would not install as described.
Virtual machines were a nightmare and still dont work properly. Lots of hardware
problematic or not supported (display, touchpad, touchscreen) , extremely sluggish
performance, the software center repeatedly crashing and repository issues... a LOT.
I've asked in a few other place and generally got little to no response at all. I had
a dollar for every time people had told me 'thats unusual, Fedora is really
good!', but then having no explanation or solution, I could probably buy a windows
license off eBay and done a different course
As it is, class starts on Monday and my computer wont boot. I'd prefer not to forfeit
my course fee but if this is genuinely unsolvable, I guess I've learned at least one
lesson about Linux....