1777

Installing OS, 10 years ago:

Windows: click a couple of buttons enter username and password

Linux: Terminal hacking, downloading shell scripts from github

Installing OS today:

Linux: click a couple of buttons, enter username and password

Windows: Terminal hacking, downloading shell scripts from github.

Link to video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qKRmYW1D0S0

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] JTheFox@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

sudo rm -fr /

Add —no-preserve-root if you really want to make sure it’s gone! /j

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I know just enough about Linux to know that's problematic. I don't know anything about language packs to know why someone try to remove one this way though. Just seems wrong from the get go.

[-] Samsy@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's an old joke:

sudo = admin rights

rm = remove

fr = force recursive (the more popular syntax is

"rf" but for the joke its "fr" which looks like a short form for French)

/ * = C:\

It doesn't remove the French language pack, it removes the entire harddrive.

[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Tbf it does remove the french language pack.
And then some more.

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (3 replies)
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2024
1777 points (99.0% liked)

linuxmemes

20707 readers
1427 users here now

I use Arch btw


Sister communities:

Community rules

  1. Follow the site-wide rules and code of conduct
  2. Be civil
  3. Post Linux-related content
  4. No recent reposts

Please report posts and comments that break these rules!

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS