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## Using the Live Environment
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The list provided at the beginning of the article provides links to other articles on using the live environment for hardware testing, restoration/upgrades, and boot repair.
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Aside from [installing Pop!_OS](/articles/install-pop), you can also use the live environment for hardware testing, restoration/upgrades, and boot repair.
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### Repairing an Existing Operating System
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Since the live environment is a full Pop!_OS installation, it works just like the normal environment. There are tools and methods that allow to `chroot` (change root) into the normal installation and work in the existing operating system to repair a broken package or other problem that is preventing normal booting.
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Since the live environment is a full Pop!_OS installation, it has all the same tools as the normal environment. If the system can't boot normally, you can `chroot` (change root) into the normal installation using the commands [here](/articles/pop-recovery#chroot), which allows you to run commands in the existing operating system to repair broken packages or other problems.
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### Refreshing the Operating System
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If Pop!\_OS is installed and a Pop!\_OS live disk is used it can be used to Refresh the OS without losing user account information and data in the home directory. You can find out more about this option [here](/articles/pop-recovery)
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A Pop!\_OS live disk can also be used to refresh an existing Pop!_OS installation without losing user account information and data in the `/home` directory. You can find out more about this option [here](/articles/pop-recovery#refresh-install).
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### Backing Up Files
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## If you are still not able to upgrade
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You can Refresh the OS without losing user account information and data in the home directory. You can find out more about this option [here](/articles/pop-recovery)
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You can refresh the OS without losing user account information and data in the `/home` directory. You can find out more about this option [here](/articles/pop-recovery).
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If the system is still not able to upgrade and you have a System76 system, please open a [support ticket](https://system76.com/my-account/support-tickets/new) and include this file:
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