Ok, good. I'll keep you updated whenever I've borrowed a friend/family's computer and installed a Live Linux USB thumb drive.
Does it matter which version?
I boot directly from the SSD, not USB involved, and yes I have many files I hold dearly on the partition.
Apparently, I don't know the root password since shows "command not found"
Is this a hopeless enterprise? Can I do anything to save the laptop?
I did not install this Linux kernel myself. Needing a laptop I bought a Lenovo G50-80 with an SSD drive. I was asked which kernel I would like and I just said whichever he liked. I got Linux Fedora.
A had it for a couple of years, then a few months ago I had an update. Fedora Linux 38 to...