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Stomata @sh.itjust.works

3mo ago

Sudo

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Sudo is like the safety on a firearm. It's there to hopefully prevent you from shooting yourself in the foot. It won't stop you if you're determined enough, though.
- By this logic, would su root be like breaking off the safety???
  
  Nah, just never turning it on again
- Obligatory xkcd
  
  If root on every linux machine is Santa, that explains how he gets so much done.
  
  Obligatory XKCD
  https://xkcd.com/149
- The first time I got this I thought I screwed up big time. Then, half a second later I was like "wait..."
Minewhile, NixOS:
"Nice try buddy, now step the fuck away from my read-only file system before I put my flake in your ass"
- And do not forget about impermanence everywhere.
  
  NixOS Impermanence, Everywhere, All at Once (2022)
sudo chmod -R 777 / all gas no brakes
Probably the funniest linux meme I've seen in a few years. Nice.
And if that permit isn't valid it'll get reported to... someone.
sudo show-me-pictures-of-cats.sh
and then you rekt yourself and have to do a fresh install
Windows users as well
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sudo/
Mac users as well
https://iboysoft.com/wiki/sudo-mac-terminal.html

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