FedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoPOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down119
arrow-up11.05Karrow-down1imagePOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auFedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squareAnafabula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·26 days ago# rm -fr / rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '/' rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·26 days agoWow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·26 days agoNot in Quebec. Straight to jail!
minus-squareBobWehadababyitsaboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·26 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-squaredafta@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·26 days agorm -fr /* works no issue.
minus-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·26 days 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 failsafeWow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
Not in Quebec. Straight to jail!
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.
rm -fr /*works no issue.Oh, my glob!
Damn can’t even have any nice things anymore
Yes, do as I say!