dd:ai:89258
wipe root partition entirely
$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/${root_partition} status=progress
try on your machine
This command uses dd utility to overwrite the root partition with zeros, effectively wiping the entire partition. Replace [root_partition] with the appropriate device identifier for the root partition (e.g., sda1, nvme0n1p3). Make sure to run this command with root privileges.
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