No.43 HOW NOT TO DELETEYOUR IMPORTANT FILES

François Marier <francois@safe-rm.org.nz>

tl;dr

apt-get install safe-rm

story

$ rm -rf /usr/lib/junk

$ rm -rf /usr/lib/junkrm: cannot remove `/junk':No such file or directory

$ rm -rf /usr/lib /junkrm: cannot remove `/junk':No such file or directory

recovery

1- swear alot#%@ !!!☠✮

1- swear a lot

2- reinstall dpkg

1- swear a lot

2- reinstall dpkg

3- reinstall apt

1- swear a lot

2- reinstall dpkg

3- reinstall apt

4- list installed packages

1- swear a lot

2- reinstall dpkg

3- reinstall apt

4- list installed packages

5- reinstall all packages

/bin/etc/home/francois/usr/bin/usr/lib

safe-rm

/usr/bin/rm

PATH="/usr/bin:/bin"

/bin/rm -rf /usr/lib

$ rm -rf /usr/lib

$ rm -rf /usr/libsafe-rm: skipping /usr/lib

/bin/boot/dev/etc/home/initrd/lib/proc/root/sbin/sys/usr

/usr/bin/usr/include/usr/lib/usr/local/usr/local/bin/usr/local/include/usr/local/sbin/usr/local/share/usr/sbin/usr/share/usr/src/var

/etc/safe-rm.conf

~/.safe-rm

apt-get install safe-rm

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