How do I fix this?

It's bent out of shape; you need to install flatpak
- It came with snap and the user snapped.
- someone got it nixed

Ctrl + Z
- Thanks that worked
- I'd say that one got a little too much Ctrl+Z

/sfc scannow
- dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  
  Now we just need reboot in safe mode and reset windows and we have the four horsemen of Microsoft support forums

Have you tried turning it off and turning it on again?

put it in rice overnight

Could not recreate issue.
Closing ticket.

Its just compressed.
Tar -xzv
- achsully tar is store only, not compression. Use zstd, xz, rz for good compression 🤓
  
  Are you sure?
  -x extract -z unzip -v verbose
  I could be wrong here.

It's HP... No hope.
Oh, and it's a tad bent.

Install debian it runs on even the lowest resources
- If Debian is too heavy, try puppy Linux for even lower resource usage and because puppies are cute.
  
  tiny core

Have you tried putting it in rice?
- At this point you are putting rice in it not the other way around.

That new Tesla Cyber Laptop looks difficult to use.

Sell to art museum and buy a new one for the money
- I would like 4 money for this art please!

Cosmetic damage, no lowballers, $1000 firm, I know what I have!

Have you tried ironing out the wrinkles?

Try some WD-40

Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot?
- The most important part is making sure the computer doesn't see it coming so it's truly unexpected
- "helloo, I.T." "Have you tried turning it off and back on again?"

I've seen Linux fix worse cases.
Ever try mint?

You’ll need a DeLorean and some plutonium.

Patent that shape. Call it ergo 2 electric boogaloo, buy a non ergo 2 model

You gotta download more ram. I'll fetch you a link... brb
- you can actually connect to online ram, but it will be slow and potentionally unsecure if you don't secure it. This is how cloud gaming works
  
  Not sure if serious but that is not how cloud gaming works. Cloud gaming offloads running the entire game to another machine, so CPU, RAM, GPU, storage, and network stuff. Then it just sends a stream with the video output and audio to your device while your device streams your input back to the remote machine.
  Sorry if it was meant as a joke, but hard to tell because what you're saying is technically possible, though it would be beyond slow. Hopefully, even if it was a joke, the technical details are as interesting to others as they were to me when I wondered what it would look like if your RAM was stored on another PC on the internet.
  CPU to RAM latency is generally around 0.05 - 0.1 us while network latency is likely going to be around 10,000 - 50,000 us, assuming it's not far geographically with good network conditions, maybe going as low as 5000 - 10,000 us (5 - 10 ms). And it doesn't just need to do that once per frame, but millions to billions of times per frame.
  Cloud gaming can achieve whatever framerate your bandwidth can handle at the resolution and compression used (and I'm guessing generally isn't bandwidth limited if your connection can handle Netflix at decent quality). There's input latency because it takes 5 - 50ms for any inputs to get to the machine, but everything is computed locally.
  Remote memory would generate frames so slowly that it would make more sense to measure them in seconds per frame than frames per second. And those seconds per frame might be better expressed in minutes or hours.
  It might function ok for a page file. It would be on the order of HDD performance, though. Anyone who played games back in the day probably remembers how long it would take to alt tab or close a game before you could use the rest of your computer because the OS had to page most of other programs' memory back into RAM from disk.

Iron, no steam.

How much force is required to do that to a *laptop? Car accident level?
- not a lot if it doesn't have a metal frame inside

I was issued an Elitebook for work. This is truly the best case scenario

Just grab a mallet amd hammer it flat again

fdisk

Partial updating is not supported. Please reinstall Arch.
- on arch, it will display gibberish that somehow means that you need to reprogram the firmware externally, then shuts down permanently

Have you tried turning it off and then on again?

Try to sell it as art
Make a shitton of cash
Buy a new laptop and still have a shitton of cash
(maybe remove SSDs and HDDs before step 1 if those are still in tact and depending on what kind of information was stored on the device)
- Genius just paint it

Just wipe it down with a damp cloth (not dripping, just damp). It'll be as good as new.

That’s what you get for not upgrading to 11

Anger management

Heat press
- Now, that’s a bit much. With a small blowtorch aimed carefully, you can soften the case and bend it back in shape.
  
  I went for ease.

I don't know, what's wrong with it?

if it boots up, ram, storage, video adapter, cpu, and usb slot is intact then propably yes
- Disassemble entirely, hammer shell back into shape. If shell can't be salvaged, buy a mid tower and a CPU cooler. Desolder CPU, GPU, and RAM. Disconnect SSD and fans. Resolder chips back onto new motherboard. Replace display, keyboard, and touchpad. Put everything else back together.
  Laptop fixed/laptop is now desktop.
  
  it costs more than buying a new one at this point

A little distilled white vinegar, a lint-free cloth, and some elbow grease.

remove snapd

Well, first, you want to get a hammer. Make sure you're comfortable with the weight, you're gonna be doing a lot of swinging.
Next, you'll want this hunk of metal called a dolly.
Now, if you're someone without experience in a body shop, I'd recommend searching "Dolly dent removal methods", watch some tutorials.
If you're familiar already, you know what comes next. Decide if you're going on or off, and beat the shit out of it until the dents come out.