[ubuntu-in] Deleting contents of /usr directory - Implications

[Onkar Shinde]

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 7:31 AM, Carthik Sharma <casharma at mail.ucf.edu> wrote:
> If you're thinking of doing away with /usr - don't. At least /usr/lib/
> will make sure you regret it.
> /usr/local is expendable if you dont have any software installed in it.
> /usr/share has icons, fonts, and a whole lot of other things that you need.
> /usr/bin and /usr/sbin are essential too.
>
> Just a thought!

Carthik is right. Whoever is thinking of messing up with /usr, make
sure you have nothing better to do for the remaining day. Because
recovering the system is sure going to take a lot of time.


Onkar