FedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoPOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down18
arrow-up1521arrow-down1imagePOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auFedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square46linkfedilink
minus-squareAnafabula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months ago# rm -fr / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
minus-squaredafta@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agorm -fr /* works no issue.
minus-squareBobWehadababyitsaboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoIt’s a common misconception: whats happening is that -fr is dangerous and it doesnt want to preserve the root. So you need to use the flag to tell it “No, Preserve Root!”, hence you must use the --no-preserve-root flag just to be extra safe.
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoWow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoNot in Quebec. Straight to jail!
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoI think they allow it as long as you have the Joual language pack, -tbnk
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoDamn can’t even have any nice things anymore
# rm -fr / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsaferm -fr /*works no issue.Oh, my glob!
It’s a common misconception: whats happening is that -fr is dangerous and it doesnt want to preserve the root. So you need to use the flag to tell it “No, Preserve Root!”, hence you must use the --no-preserve-root flag just to be extra safe.
Wow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
Not in Quebec. Straight to jail!
I think they allow it as long as you have the Joual language pack, -tbnk
Damn can’t even have any nice things anymore
Yes, do as I say!