Questions in Linux
Trying to remove a folder from the terminal and rmdir says directory not empty. I want the folder and everything in it gone. What's the right command, and is there a safe way to double check before I run it?
macOS no longer gets updates on my 2015 MacBook Pro so I'm thinking of wiping it and installing the latest Ubuntu. Worried about wifi drivers, the trackpad and boot. Should I dual boot first to test, or just go for it?
Want to clear everything inside a logs folder, including hidden files, but keep the folder because a service writes into it. rm -rf folder/* misses the dot files. What's the clean way to do it?
Copied a project folder from an external drive on Ubuntu and now I can't edit anything inside it, everything says permission denied. ls -l shows root as the owner. What's the right chown / chmod to make it mine without breaking things?
Inherited an old box at work and need to know the distro and release before installing anything. uname -r only gives me the kernel number. Is there a command that shows the actual distro name and version?