how?

>>100128306
did you really need it though?

ok, restore to the previous snapshot then

>>100128322
I extracted ncurses to mv downloads folder, which had had the name "usr" when unzipped. After I was done I tried to delete it but typed this instead:

sudo rm -r /usr/

>>100128326
Yes, now my pipewire sound is not working anymore.
>>100128334
But that was many months ago.

>>100128367
dummy

>>100128367
>But that was many months ago.
Just restore the /usr directory, silly

>>100128400
What is the best and easiest way to do this?

Well fuck it, It's time to move to Artix anyways.

Just boot a livecd and run dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdX or /dev/nvme0 or w/e. Where of points to your base install disk. It can recover deleted data using AI

>>100128473
That wont fix it, install either btrfs or zfs where you can do snapshots easily, recommending the second

>>100128306
meh it's just program files. Back up /home and /etc, reinstall and you're good

>>100128441
pkexec rm -rf /

>>100128618
now you need --no-preserve-root

>>100128635
but then it crashes? He must see the results of his actions and the feel impending doom of realization

>>100128664
better disguise it as one of those base64 piped to aplay meme posts

>>100128367
This is why you ALWAYS take a few seconds of your trime to CAREFULLY reread your command whenever you have to `sudo rm` something BEFORE you press return.

before i type "-r" after "rm" i always prepend # to the whole command line so that a bad reflex doesn't accidentally run it or an incomplete form of it before i get a chance to review the whole thing. i'm sure you could also just add a wrapper function to your bashrc/zshrc/whatever that matches a '-'*'f' argument and asks questions before proceeding on an interactive shell, but commenting commands is more general.

>>100128306
ok and?
just check if damaged with your package manager. if your package manager doesn't work anymore (since you probably RMd it) build/install it from source and run whatever command to rebuild your sysroot.
For Debian-likes, you have debootstrap, for fedora and EL likes, you have dnf --installroot=/ and the like.

tl;dr, you just need to reinstall your OS. You can use rpm --verify after you have a working /usr to try and recover/reinstall your broken installs from before.

also >>100128334
also don't listen to >>100128549
zfs is out-of-tree and thus a liability. btrfs is the only choice on linux that isn't shit.

>>100128699
Well I always do that but I was drunk that night, I tried to cancel it before it deleted everything from the /usr/ folder but most of the damage was already done. On top of that I was already troubleshooting something else which was already frustrating.

>>100128306
kek
touch grass

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what was the usecase for the /usr/ folder again?

>>100130388
unironically? good question.

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>>100130388
Don't you mean usrcase

>>100128699
>>100128367
>troons dont just use their keyboards to select things and click a single button to delete it

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>>100128306
Another retard filtered by the terminal. Just don't use it. Regular users were never meant to use the terminal. Use a GUI app like your file browser.

>>100128306
fuck off dan

>>100130492
heh

>>100130492
Carlos im going to bash your head in

>>100128367
This is why I don't use sudo unless I actually need it
>>100131000
>ctrl+shift delete
>enter
>oops, windows selection is shitty and buggy so I accidentally just deleted every folder and subfolder on my desktop

>>100130388
If I tell you it's related to efforts to lower the age of consent will you shut the fuck up asking?

just right click recycle bin and click restore, no worries

Mostly harmless reinstall your os or use a backup the bitch is when you delete personal files that can’t be restored from a package manager

>>100128306
Now you can't use the computer anymore

>>100128367

Hiya there! I'll help you get back what you lost!

```
mkdir /usr/
```

pacstrap base or something?

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>>100130492

one time i ran an obfuscated rm -rf and there were so many files in my steam folder that it only deleted those before i canceled it. thank u gaben

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>>100128473
>Artix

>>100133430
nice i thought this too - give me ur dgg username

>>100128367
Why did you run the command with sudo if you were in your downloads folder, goofball?

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>>100130388
tl;dr, it's bloat

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>>100128306
this is why you use immutable linux distros like silverblue.

>boot into a live cd distro (arch linux)
>mount your root to /mnt
>copy live distro /usr/ to /mnt/usr
if your boot depends on certain packages, install the packages in the live distro, and then copy the /usr/

I have history of nuking /usr and /lib and got back my system that way. You might want to run the following if you face any problem

echo "run faster" | sudo tee /usr/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2

Hope this helps

unplug your PC from the wall for 30 seconds then plug it back in and boot as normal. you'll be g2g