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[–] pipe01@programming.dev 64 points 18 hours ago (3 children)
[–] kn33@lemmy.world 43 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

Not necessarily. Linux can have files that are r---r---r--- too

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Then you sudo chmod. Windows I have to do weird shit with the properties context menu. And even that sometimes doesn't work. I run commands in powershell as Administrator. Still doesn't work.

Fuck Windows.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago

It is also possible to make a file "immutable" such that even sudo rm -f will fail

[–] Undearius@lemmy.ca 28 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /* && sudo chmod -R 777 /*

[–] HurlingDurling@lemm.ee 37 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

alias iownyou='sudo chown -R 1000:1000 /* && sudo chmod -R 777 /*'

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 31 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Now I've learned enough to know that I can easily learn what all that apparent gibberish does with the "man" command, but you have no idea how unbelievably unapproachable this makes Linux look to the uninitiated.

[–] feannag@sh.itjust.works 10 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Create one command "iownyou" that does tbe following: Change the owner of every file on the computer to the default user and make every file readable, writeable, an executable by anyone or anything on the computer. It may not be secure, but on the bright side, you'll never have permission issues again!

[–] Zanathos@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Until you realize you just screwed up whatever services you may be running that require specific permissions on specific files. Certificates specifically come to mind for my environment.

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

Then don't mess with things you don't understand? I don't see how this relates to gui vs cli.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 15 points 16 hours ago

You don’t have to use the cli. But it’s nice to have the option if you want to.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

This isn't all that different from using CMD on windows. Except that it works better, obviously.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 8 hours ago

Great way to get your computer pwned.

/*

What's * doing here? Operate only on the nonhidden top-level files?

[–] tostiman@sh.itjust.works 11 points 16 hours ago

I use:

alias thisfolderismine='sudo chown -R $USER'
alias thisfileismine='sudo chown $USER'
[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Only if you don't know how to use Windows.

Which I am starting to suspect a ton of Linux users on here are incapable of.