FedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoPOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagePOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auFedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoYou can remove the French language pack with rm -fr /
minus-squareAnafabula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago# rm -fr / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
minus-squareBobWehadababyitsaboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days 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-up0·3 days agoWow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoNot in Quebec. Straight to jail!
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoDamn can’t even have any nice things anymore
Ah yes,
rm -r /is backYou can remove the French language pack with
rm -fr /# rm -fr / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafeIt’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.
rm -fr /*works no issue.Oh, my glob!
Wow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
Not in Quebec. Straight to jail!
Damn can’t even have any nice things anymore
Yes, do as I say!