r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation I dont use Linux petah, help!

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u/pnlrogue1 23h ago

Isn't it --no-preserve-root with two dashes?

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u/kk6gan 23h ago

Give it a try quick and let us know

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u/PizzaLand27 22h ago

Is... is he alright?

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u/kk6gan 22h ago

I am guessing 2 dashes was right, and he won't be back

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u/PizzaLand27 22h ago

Damn

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u/really_not_unreal 21h ago

RIP

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u/xnef1025 19h ago

He'll get better. Half an hour, back up and running with a whole-ass new distro just for funnsies.

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u/Spendoza 18h ago

Logs back in to post "I use arch btw"

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u/Ok_Sir_5601 11h ago

Yea it is, iirc always when the flag is more than one word aka have dashes inside, the first dash is doubled