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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

And that, kids, is how Linus fucked his Pop!_OS installation.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be completely fair, he nuked his desktop environment when it absolutely shouldn't have happened. Yes, there was the warning and he should've read it, but coming from Windows, how many times is the "This app may harm your PC" threat legitimate? Linus made an honest mistake, but pop truly made a massive oversight.

[–] Marxine 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tbh that's Windows' fault in crying wolf so many times for nothing

[–] Kuinox 3 points 2 years ago

Windows warning is a reminder that an app can be a virus. There is no warning that the app will self destruct your PC even if it's a reputable app.