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MysteryMiner
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 11:52:24 PM
#38
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If you run that command, you sir, are f*cked.

Not really. I already did that
Code:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Adminl33t>rm -rf /
'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Adminl33t>

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dd is worse, though. You can really mess things up with dd.
or rescue deleted data or recover from failing hard drive. Or make perfect clones. Guns don't kill people data, DD does!
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Like overwriting the first 512 bytes of the disk
Enjoy
Windows have pretty much standard MBR so if it was known to be a clean and standart installation, the MBR can be manually recreated with hex editor. Or copied from other MBR and adjusted for partition size. Things are little worse with full disk encryption, you need a backup to restore loader and key data if it is located there.
QuestionAuthority
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:48:55 PM
#37
Quote from: myrkul on May 31, 2013, 10:45:09 PM
Quote from: QuestionAuthority on May 31, 2013, 10:41:36 PM
I have one old laptop that I reinstall the os everyday that I use it. It's never more than a few hours old.
Nice. Puppy is a pretty clean OS.

Yeah, it's sweet. No extra crap - just what you need. Funny that I thought a 16gb flash drive would fill up fast but after a year it's still only half full. I love the "computer in your pocket" concept.
myrkul
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:45:09 PM
#36
Quote from: QuestionAuthority on May 31, 2013, 10:41:36 PM
I have one old laptop that I reinstall the os everyday that I use it. It's never more than a few hours old.
Nice. Puppy is a pretty clean OS.
muyuu
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:44:08 PM
#35
Nice try to find 0-days on people with Satoshi wallets in their computers.
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:41:36 PM
#34
I have one old laptop that I reinstall the os everyday that I use it. It's never more than a few hours old.


myrkul
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:35:15 PM
#33
Quote from: Foxpup on May 31, 2013, 10:19:02 PM
Quote from: RichG on May 31, 2013, 10:31:33 AM
If you run that command, you sir, are f*cked.
Maybe he is, but I'm not:
Code:
root@localhost:~# rm -rf /
rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on `/'
rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
root@localhost:~#
Guess you guys never had the balls to actually try it. Grin

(Use rm --help|grep root to determine if your version of rm has this feature - if you're a wimp.)
Most modern distros have the updated rm. But yeah, if you actually run rm -rf / you're well and truly. Time to get out the recovery/install disk.
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:19:02 PM
#32
Quote from: RichG on May 31, 2013, 10:31:33 AM
If you run that command, you sir, are f*cked.
Maybe he is, but I'm not:
Code:
root@localhost:~# rm -rf /
rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on `/'
rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe
root@localhost:~#
Guess you guys never had the balls to actually try it. Grin

(Use rm --help|grep root to determine if your version of rm has this feature - if you're a wimp.)
jackjack
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:42:23 AM
#31
Quote from: RichG on May 31, 2013, 10:31:33 AM
Quote from: RichG on May 31, 2013, 10:30:04 AM
Quote from: pekv2 on May 31, 2013, 09:47:07 AM
Quote from: raze on May 31, 2013, 05:09:54 AM
Quote from: RichG on May 30, 2013, 11:36:15 PM
Quote from: Este Nuno on May 30, 2013, 07:24:26 AM
wtf in irc they told me the way to check it in linux was to type rm -rf /

and now im posting this on my phone because something is wrong with my computer

wtf is going on

Try NOT to delete the root partition!

Don't listen to this advice. You have to take a risk every once in a while, otherwise life gets boring. Live on the edge!

Ouch. As much as I know, rm=remove, I know this much. Next time should research cmds, prior to executing them. It's like mentioning /cp to newbies in call of duty. Lol. /cp isn't as damaging though, it just disconnects/exits cod. But for someone to mention a cmd to remove a partition are/is an asshole at the least.

I will give you the anatomy of the cmd:

rm = remove

-f = force

-r = recursive (delete everything, including dirs)

/ = root partition

If you run that command, you sir, are f*cked.

dd is worse, though. You can really mess things up with dd.
Like overwriting the first 512 bytes of the disk
Enjoy
Code:
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
RichG
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:31:33 AM
#30
Quote from: RichG on May 31, 2013, 10:30:04 AM
Quote from: pekv2 on May 31, 2013, 09:47:07 AM
Quote from: raze on May 31, 2013, 05:09:54 AM
Quote from: RichG on May 30, 2013, 11:36:15 PM
Quote from: Este Nuno on May 30, 2013, 07:24:26 AM
wtf in irc they told me the way to check it in linux was to type rm -rf /

and now im posting this on my phone because something is wrong with my computer

wtf is going on

Try NOT to delete the root partition!

Don't listen to this advice. You have to take a risk every once in a while, otherwise life gets boring. Live on the edge!

Ouch. As much as I know, rm=remove, I know this much. Next time should research cmds, prior to executing them. It's like mentioning /cp to newbies in call of duty. Lol. /cp isn't as damaging though, it just disconnects/exits cod. But for someone to mention a cmd to remove a partition are/is an asshole at the least.

I will give you the anatomy of the cmd:

rm = remove

-f = force

-r = recursive (delete everything, including dirs)

/ = root partition

If you run that command, you sir, are f*cked.

dd is worse, though. You can really mess things up with dd.
RichG
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 10:30:04 AM
#29
Quote from: pekv2 on May 31, 2013, 09:47:07 AM
Quote from: raze on May 31, 2013, 05:09:54 AM
Quote from: RichG on May 30, 2013, 11:36:15 PM
Quote from: Este Nuno on May 30, 2013, 07:24:26 AM
wtf in irc they told me the way to check it in linux was to type rm -rf /

and now im posting this on my phone because something is wrong with my computer

wtf is going on

Try NOT to delete the root partition!

Don't listen to this advice. You have to take a risk every once in a while, otherwise life gets boring. Live on the edge!

Ouch. As much as I know, rm=remove, I know this much. Next time should research cmds, prior to executing them. It's like mentioning /cp to newbies in call of duty. Lol. /cp isn't as damaging though, it just disconnects/exits cod. But for someone to mention a cmd to remove a partition are/is an asshole at the least.

I will give you the anatomy of the cmd:

rm = remove

-f = force

-r = recursive (delete everything, including dirs)

/ = root partition
OpenYourEyes
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 09:58:08 AM
#28
May 14 2013

I reinstall my Linux OS (partition) every 2-3 months, not that it is needed for stability issues or any thing, I just like the nice clean feeling, plus it only takes around 15 minutes to do.
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 09:52:28 AM
#27
systeminfo | find /i "install date"
Original Install Date:     12/14/2008, 3:27:28 PM

pekv2
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 09:47:07 AM
#26
Quote from: raze on May 31, 2013, 05:09:54 AM
Quote from: RichG on May 30, 2013, 11:36:15 PM
Quote from: Este Nuno on May 30, 2013, 07:24:26 AM
wtf in irc they told me the way to check it in linux was to type rm -rf /

and now im posting this on my phone because something is wrong with my computer

wtf is going on

Try NOT to delete the root partition!

Don't listen to this advice. You have to take a risk every once in a while, otherwise life gets boring. Live on the edge!

Ouch. As much as I know, rm=remove, I know this much. Next time should research cmds, prior to executing them. It's like mentioning /cp to newbies in call of duty. Lol. /cp isn't as damaging though, it just disconnects/exits cod. But for someone to mention a cmd to remove a partition are/is an asshole at the least.
mprep
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 05:35:50 AM
#25
Haven't checked but I think a couple of years. Running pretty nice though.
raze
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 31, 2013, 05:09:54 AM
#24
Quote from: RichG on May 30, 2013, 11:36:15 PM
Quote from: Este Nuno on May 30, 2013, 07:24:26 AM
wtf in irc they told me the way to check it in linux was to type rm -rf /

and now im posting this on my phone because something is wrong with my computer

wtf is going on

Try NOT to delete the root partition!

Don't listen to this advice. You have to take a risk every once in a while, otherwise life gets boring. Live on the edge!
RichG
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 30, 2013, 11:36:15 PM
#23
Quote from: Este Nuno on May 30, 2013, 07:24:26 AM
wtf in irc they told me the way to check it in linux was to type rm -rf /

and now im posting this on my phone because something is wrong with my computer

wtf is going on

Try NOT to delete the root partition!
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 30, 2013, 03:45:32 PM
#22
android all day   Cool
pekv2
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 30, 2013, 03:26:36 PM
#21
Quote from: philips on May 30, 2013, 03:11:16 PM
Code:
$ ls -alct /|tail -1|awk '{print $8}'
2532 BC
$

Hm http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=2532+BC&dataset=

Long time for you.
philips
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 30, 2013, 03:11:16 PM
#20
Code:
$ ls -alct /|tail -1|awk '{print $8}'
2532 BC
$
OnkelPaul
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Re: How long has your OS been installed?
May 30, 2013, 09:30:46 AM
#19
$ ls -alct /|tail -1|awk '{print $6, $7, $8}'
Aug 25 2006
$

Ok in the meantime I've updated the operating system more often than I can remember, there's a new mobo in the machine, but still the first HD and graphics card (you can bet that I can't mine with it).

Onkel Paul
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