FedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoPOSIX really has a tool for everything!imagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up11.11K
arrow-up11.11KimagePOSIX really has a tool for everything!FedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squareAnafabula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·4 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-up31·4 days agoWow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoNot in Quebec. Straight to jail!
minus-squareBobWehadababyitsaboy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·4 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-squareRogueBanana@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 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!