u/Mace2-0

Absolute cinema when I first watched it, ages ago.

NOTES on my stuff:
Zorin OS 18.1, AMD Ryzen 9700 CPU, MSI Ventus 2X RTX 5060 GPU, 3TB total internal storage.

Okay, so imagine this: You want to install a new desktop environment, notably KDE Plasma on that Zorin OS, and briefly you tried it, albeit not what I hoped when I tried it myself and it looked a tad broken. One reboot later (in case that fixes it), black screen with vague texts about "kvm_intel: VMX not supported by CPU #," and some bootup shenanigans later, I ended up here, knowing that I fucked up.

First off: Why did I install Plasma? Well, the pettiest reason as humanly possible: Sorting options in it's file browser (aka: Dolphin), but sorting by more niche stuff that GNOME didn't have by default (i.e. song durations, dimensions, artists, etc). I have installed Dolphin in Zorin's environment and found out those sorting options are broken.

Second: What version/package of Plasma? KDE-Full. Guides weren't that detailed or tell the inhabitants that there are things that will be broken (or I'm just some bum who didn't know any better).

OKAY, so HOW DID I END UP ON THAT WEIRD LOGIN SCREEN? Funny thing is: It was some bootup nonsense I accessed (hold ESC for bootup options & hit Zorin OS). This login screen is pretty simple as I typed in my name & password and now I'm back in my humble environment, but with the themes & stuff being altered because of the KDE installation. Now problem is that I'm not sure how in god's name I could revert... Unless you're about to tell me that I have a backup prior, then I said "yes I do, does it wipe the thing I did today & revert by the time I made this very backup in case shit like this happens?"

By all means IF there's no other option, I guess I could pack up my things in a 5TB external drive, wipe the internal slates clean, and do a clean install with the Plasma desktop environment.

TL;DR, Is there a way to undo my KDE Plasma installation that caused this or should I wipe the drives for a clean install?

Ferrari F355 Spider

I think the video is an edit, but either way it's funny.