FedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoPOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11imagePOSIX really has a tool for everything!quokk.auFedX@quokk.au to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoYou can remove the French language pack with rm -fr /
minus-squareAnafabula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 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-up0·20 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-up0·20 days agoDamn can’t even have any nice things anymore
minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoWow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoNot in Quebec. Straight to jail!
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 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.
Damn can’t even have any nice things anymore
Wow, you can’t even remove the French language pack anymore?
Not in Quebec. Straight to jail!
Yes, do as I say!