A thorough Linux clean-up script

Re:A thorough Linux clean-up script by uws on Saturday February 15, 2025 @04:35PM (#43062575)

Thank you for your review. I have updated the script to mention running as the user with sudo. Some people use the root user for administration.

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Re:A thorough Linux clean-up script by not_your_vase on Sunday February 16, 2025 @03:17AM (#43066316)

  shred_and_fill "$HOME/.local/share/Trash"
  shred_and_fill "/root/.local/share/Trash"

If I, as a sysadmin give root rights to my user, and that user deletes my (real root) files, even from the Trash or anywhere else, then the next step includes such a level of violence that's not compatible with any kind of Code of Conduct.

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Re:A thorough Linux clean-up script by uws on Sunday February 16, 2025 @12:05PM (#43069555)

If you give a user wheel/sudo/root privileges, then they will be able to delete the root user's files regardless of using this script. I will consider removing this line and thus the required superuser privileges in the next release.

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