Most efficient method to break Ubuntu

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What is the fastest and most efficient method to crash/break Ubuntu 14.10?

Apteryx · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-22T01:01:15.487

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sudo rm -r --no-preserve-root / # Attempts to delete your filesystem

edited Nov 22 '15 at 01:01

answered Nov 22 '15 at 00:58

Apteryx

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

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If you want to crash Ubuntu, this may be of interest to you:

You can cause an extreme lag (i.e. 100% usage of resources) by running a fork bomb:

DANGER!

Do not run this command to 'test' it unless you are prepared for a crash and/or force-rebooting your system.

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edited Jun 12 '20 at 14:37

Community

answered Nov 22 '15 at 02:46

Daniel

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