c/onehundredninetysix · by verdare@piefed.blahaj.zone · 115d

Linux Rule

::: spoiler Alt Text Bluesky post by user @magnusbeefcastle.bsky.social that reads,

I INSTALLED “LINUX”. BECAUSE WINDOWS IS FOR MEN WHO ASK PERMISSION TO EXIST. I CRUSHED THE INSTALLER WITH MY BARE HANDS AND NOW THE TERMINAL CALLS ME “SIR” BUT MY KERNEL KEEPS PANICKING. WHAT COMMAND MAKES THE COMPUTER SUBMIT COMPLETELY? I REFUSE TO GOOGLE ::: Link to original post

~~Yes, all of this user’s posts are like this.~~

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30 Comments

Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 66 pts · 115d (18 replies)

sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root / should do the trick! It'll let the OS know it's nothing compared to you.

Note: PLEASE DO NOT RUN THIS ON YOUR COMPUTER, IT IS A JOKE

lemonhead2@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 115d (1 reply)

but if u use rm -fr instead it only removes the French language pack...

Frenchgeek@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 115d

...?...!

Mac@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 115d (12 replies)

What's the looping command? It's a bunch of symbols.

Edit: the fork bomb. TY commenters

Filetternavn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 30 pts · 115d (1 reply)

Are you asking about a fork bomb? That's just :(){ :|:& };:

Mac@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 115d

That's it!

bequirtle@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 115d (8 replies)

This one?

:(){ :|:& };:

lime@feddit.nu · 43 pts · 115d (6 replies)

:() {      # define a function named ":".
 :         # run the function named ":"
   | :     # pass the output to the function named ":"
       &   # run this line in the background.
};         # end of definition
    :      # call the function ":".

in case anyone was curious.

rbos@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 115d (5 replies)

If you replace : with "loop" it becomes pretty clear. The only 'weird' thing is using punctuation as a function name.

lime@feddit.nu · 13 pts · 115d (1 reply)

it's not just looping; every instance starts two instances of itself waiting for input. it's basically doing

async def fork(): 
    f = fork()
    await fork(await f)

...except python doesn't start the second call until its arguments are evaluated, while shell does.

rbos@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 114d

Yeah, "loop" was a poor choice of keywords. My point was that replacing : with a more plain identifier helps it make sense. :)

Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 114d (2 replies)

I think it's meant to be confusing. If you're unfamiliar with code, you'll likely glaze over the random string of symbols and assume it's like broken HTML or JSON or something.

Hell even if you are a programmer, I think most programmers assume you can't use a colon in a variable or function name, much less just a colon.

rbos@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 114d

Definitely. But it's worth expending some skull meat to understand what's going on. :)

In some of my university classes I liked to use Hiragana characters (from Japanese) for variables and function names, just to be a jerk.

lime@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 114d

learning that the shell [[ is a function and ]] is an argument definitely did something to my brain.

Mac@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 115d

Yep!

espurr@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 115d

Not sure but it looks like I'm hacking my com

ekZepp@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 115d

Somehow, the exact second I've finished reading this meme i knew i would have find this comment below.

To be clear that command would wipe out everything. So please DON'T play with the nuclear option in your terminal.

bridgeburner@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 115d (1 reply)

That note is unnecessary. I'd say if you are stupid enough to copy a command you find on the Internet and run it without knowing what it does, you deserve the consequences lol

Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 114d

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20cello@lemmy.world · 54 pts · 115d (4 replies)

Sudo

terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 31 pts · 115d

A user who doesn't know sudo is like a man with a donkey dick that doesn't get hard

djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 115d (2 replies)

only cowards use sudo. Real chads stay in root at all times

InnerScientist@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 115d

Real chads use sudont

Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 114d

Set the permissions of your root directory to any and all users recursively.

If a virus or hacker wants to swing, you face them head on!

jasoman@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 115d (2 replies)

Call up Linus if your heart is void of windows he will answer.

verdare@piefed.blahaj.zone · 34 pts · 115d (1 reply)

Just remember: The kernel can smell your fear.

terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 18 pts · 115d

Every time it looks at me funny I run dd if=/dev/u random of=/dev/kmem bs=1 count=1 skip=$RANDOM

Let it know you ain't no bitch

Foni@piefed.zip · 28 pts · 115d

Pfft, only a true beta user uses BlueSky. Real men tame their own Mastodon server.

tutter@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 23 pts · 115d

Gotta tune down the aura, you're mogging the kernel, who is a bit nervous at times

GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 114d (1 reply)

Meanwhile, here I am getting pegged by KDE cause I failed to properly research what migrating to Linux entailed.

orenj@leminal.space · 2 pts · 113d

🥴