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Linux can and has destroyed hardware (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by madthumbs to c/linuxsucks

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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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[–] Aiastarei 46 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean, right in one of those articles it says that Windows also can destroy your UEFI

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months 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 /)