It is against the rules but but what is it exactly?

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[–] 99 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

Spreading Linux misinformation is saying things about Linux that aren't true.

Examples:

These can be jokes or trolling like “You can save space by removing the system's pre-installed French language pack by running sudo rm -fr /” (disclaimer don't do this!)

Or misconceptions, such as “You probably don't have a virus even if you suspect it, due to Linux's nature viruses aren't possible” (you absolutely can)

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's genius. Absolutely evil, but genius.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I have seen that code block so many times, but never with the options switch around so it stands for french 😂 Thankfully in most cases these days you need to add --no-preserve-root for this command to run.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I don't think these things are universal across software, but you can often put -f on its own, separate from other flags, or get in the habit of using the long --force flag.

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