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		Is there a scenario where rm -rf -no-preserve-root is needed? (superuser.com)
		2 points by federicoponzi on April 13, 2021 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

phendrenad2 on April 13, 2021 [–]

lol I love the little detail that Linux mounts some UEFI stuff (presumably on a flash chip on the motherboard) under root and `no-preserve-root` can brick your system.

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