*warning* to STEAM linux users

[Elixer]

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2871...erases-all-the-personal-files-on-your-pc.html

If you’re a Steam fan running Linux, the last thing you’ll want to do in the next few days is mess with your Steam files. Users on Valve’s GitHub Steam for Linux page are complaining about a nasty bug that has the potential to wipe out every single personal file on your PC. Even worse, users say the bug will even wipe out documents on USB connected drives. So much for local backups

It will delete everything (rm -rf /) only if STEAMROOT is null, and you uninstall something in STEAM.

 

[Blanky]

Linux users deserve it. Stick with windows and get on with life hehee

 

[lamedude]

Didn't know Myth2 was on Steam.

 

[Jodell88]

Linux users deserve it. Stick with windows and get on with life hehee

I remember Bungie had a game in the pre-Halo days that did the same thing.

 

[ronbo613]

Yay Steam

 

[Markbnj]

I've read that it actually will do the same thing under similar circumstances on Windows.

 

[Lean L]

Linux users deserve it. Stick with windows and get on with life hehee

Except that I don't actually see this happening.

Linux permissions are so very simple, and linux users are more likely to set up isolated environments.

It'll wipe out /home/steamuser and the steam files... should be nothing else in theory.

 

[BFG10K]

Hurrah for background client based DRM! :awe:

 

[HeXen]

I won't worry about stuff like this until Linux get's some good games. hehe

 

[BFG10K]

Except that I don't actually see this happening.

Orly?

http://www.neowin.net/news/moving-t...using-users-entire-file-systems-to-be-deleted

Unfortunately for keyvin, however, a bug in Steam proceeded to delete everything it was able to on his computer - even the content on his 3TB external storage.