TIL this bug that deleted all /usr stuff

POSTED ON: Feb 02, 2022

TAGS: linux commandline terminal woops bug

This is from 2011 btw.

An extra space at line 351:
rm -rf /usr /lib/nvidia-current/xorg/xorg

causes the install.sh script to do an rm -rf on the /usr directory for people installing in ubuntu.

Totally uncool dude!!! The script deletes everything under /usr. I just had to reinstall linux on my pc to recover.

Removing the space will fix this. Probably should do it quickly!!!

What's happening here?

The command is rm -rf /usr /lib/nvidia-current/xorg/xorg

rm - remove files
rf - the flags are recursive, and force. Force meaning, NO WARNINGS.

The next bit, that space says the target is /usr, not /usr /lib/nvidia-current/xorg/xorg

REFERENCE:
https://github.com/MrMEEE/bumblebee-Old-and-abbandoned/issues/123

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