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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by madthumbs@lemmy.world to c/linuxsucks@lemmy.world

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In A UEFI World, "rm -rf /" Can Brick Your System

This New Linux Kernel Update Can Damage Your Laptop Display

There was also a particular optical drive that would brick if installing from a particular I believe Red Hat Linux installation cd, though I can't find a source for this (personal experience with 2 drives - warning was in manual). -This was ~20 years ago.

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[–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

As a public service announcement, recursively removing all of your files from / is no longer recommended.

When was it ever recommended?
There's absolutely no reason to do this, ever.

[–] Rin@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

As a public service announcement, recursively removing all of your files from / is no longer recommended.

When was it ever recommended?
There's absolutely no reason to do this, ever.

To remove the French language from your system ofc (rm -fr /)