Edward Bartolo [2017-08-26 10:36]:

> So, this is again an advice that should be obvious for anyone, bold
> enough to delete parts of the file system, that can result in system
> breakage.
>
> There is a betwitched command, tar, that can be used to create
> archives of any directory. So, the obvious action to me is, make a
> tar.gz archive before deleting any system directory. That way, you
> will be empowered with recovery in the ill fated event of breakage. In
> the event of boot failure you can use the backup (.tar.gz) file to
> repair the damage restoring bootability.

Or simply rename the directories instead of deleting them. If everything
works after a boot, delete the directories then.
--
Hilsen Harald