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[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago
[-] SpaceCadet@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

In Linux, everything is a file.

So if you have a problem, it will be in a file somewhere.

So logically every problem can be equalled to one or more files.

Therefore it follows: no files = no problems. And no problems = no headache.

[-] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago

Everything that does something is a file. No files, no existence ;)

[-] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

WARNING:

Don't ever do this on a current bare metal system!
Even if you have everything backed up, plan on re-installing anyway, and just want to see what happens.

On a modern EFI system, recursively deleting everything (including the EFI path) has a chance of permanently hard-bricking your computer!
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/2402

[-] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Why would it be a permanent brick? Shouldn't a flashdrive and access to BIOS be enough to get your PC working again?

[-] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

In a properly implemented EFI, this should be possible. But there have been cases with improperly implemented EFI in some laptops/motherboards where the computer won't POST after /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/ was nuked. In that case, accessing BIOS or booting from a flashdrive isn't possible anymore.

[-] trespasser69@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Bro, BIOS is located on motherboard and EFI variables only needed to boot an OS.

Just install bootloader and OS in drive

[-] superkret@feddit.org 0 points 7 months ago

Bro, several people bricked their pc that way. I'm no expert, just throwing out a warning not to do dumb shit.

[-] Acters@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have a little flash chip reader and backed up my bios and can flash it on the laptop. Even modified it to unlock the advanced menus Lol

But th rm rf thing didn't nuke it so I guess I'm safe either way

[-] 30p87@feddit.org 1 points 7 months ago

But Windows 95/XP does not run on EFI systems, so they aren't used in the BRD. We're save!

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 2 points 7 months ago

Plus no ads, and MUCH more efficiently written code to boot - win-win!

Just don't hook it up to the Internet...

[-] 30p87@feddit.org 1 points 7 months ago

We only need fax anyway. So we print stuff out, and fax it.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 0 points 7 months ago

Obligatory trash-cli alias.

[-] patrlim@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 7 months ago
[-] illectrility@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

rm is like "delete permanently", trash-cli is like regular delete - it moves to the trash bin. Many people like making an alias so rm runs trash-cli to prevent accidentally permanently deleting data

[-] autonomous@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

rm deletes files the normal way everyone who actually knows unix expects it

trash-cli tries to bring the comfort of windows to linux for the crybabies who like to delete files so recklessly that they end up screwing themselves later. (the same people who don't ever take backups or snapshots)

this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2024
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