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[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

it was easier to reinstall than it was to figure out how I broke it in some new novel way.

I came to the same conclusion. But I couldn't get it to reinstall. It kept wanting to use the old partition. (2001, maybe Ubuntu?)

So I knew how to solve that. If the linux installation is wiped, then it'll surely allow me to reinstall fresh. So,

rm -rf /

Begins deleting files...

"Wait, my Windows partition is under that, isn't it." Ctrl+C frantically, it won't stop. Pull the plug.

I did get my files back. Just, you know, without file paths or file names. Do you know how many DLLs and worthless text files there are, by the way?

this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2024
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