What Debugging Is Really Like

Content install script does rm -rf usr for ubuntu 123 Closed ginoputrino opened this issue on May 24, 2011 74 comments ginoputrino commented on May 24, 2011 An extra space at line 351: rm -rf usr libnvidia-currentxorgxorg causes the install.sh script to do an rm -rf on the us directory for people installing in ubuntu Totally uncool dude!!! The script deletes everything under usr. I just had to reinstall linux on my pc to recover. Removing the space will fix this. Probably should do it quickly!!! 308 29 475 150 47 179 26 66 39 ProdrammerHumor.io

Nothing quite captures the self-inflicted pain of revisiting your old code like squirting hot sauce directly into your eyeball. You were so proud of that "clever" solution last year—the one with zero comments and variable names like 'x', 'temp', and 'doTheThing()'. Now you're paying the price as you desperately try to decipher what past-you was thinking. The worst part? Realizing you're the villain in your own debugging story.

Content Providing useful error messages X Install queued Install queued Install failed: Installation Failed

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That moment when you realize your WHERE clause went missing and you just rewrote half the company's customer data. The cold sweat. The panic. The desperate hope that someone's going to tap you on the shoulder and say "just kidding, there's a backup." But deep down, you know... your resume needs updating faster than those 12 million rows you just mangled.

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