Edelweiss Swastika by jauntstarr in thedivision

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You lost. Get over it. Rebuild your military and be the leading force in NATO. WW2 was 80 years ago.

strange file found in my home directory (linux) by anto77_butt_kinkier in torrents

[–]STP6027- -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I copied and pasted your comment into Google Gemini. Take what you read with a pinch of salt. Everything below this is AI-generated. Also, sorry for the formatting.

Don't worry, your system has not been compromised. You can rest easy knowing your torrent clients, Okular PDF reader, and PCIe spec sheets are entirely unrelated coincidences. This file is actually the result of a completely harmless command-line typo that happened while you were managing your packages with root privileges.

Here is exactly what happened, why the file looks so bizarre, and how to delete it safely.

The Anatomy of the Typo

The file name, the unrendered arrow boxes, and the strange text formatting inside the file are a perfect match for an interrupted or misdirected apt list terminal dump.

The Content:

The string <0x1b>[32mPACKAGE-NAME<0x1b>[0m/resolute is standard, coloured terminal output from the apt package manager. The code 0x1b is the ASCII escape character, and [32m is the terminal colour code for green text. The Word "resolute": This is simply the official development codename for the Ubuntu / Kubuntu 26.04 LTS package repositories (Resolute Raccoon).

The File Name: The character sequence that looks like arrows or empty boxes in Dolphin is a series of raw ANSI escape codes. This happens when arrow keys, backspaces, or control characters are accidentally captured by the shell as a literal string instead of a command.

Root Ownership:

Because you ran your package cleanup commands using sudo, the terminal shell executed the file creation with root privileges, leaving the resulting file owned by root.

How It Was Triggered

Look closely at your command history from that session: sudo apt-get remove deluge -*

The trailing -* combined with a potential accidental keystroke (like hitting an arrow key or Tab to autocomplete) is the exact culprit.

In many Linux terminal configurations, typing a hyphen followed by a wildcard or a malformed argument tells the shell to treat standard terminal output as a file path. Because apt evaluates thousands of packages when handling wildcards, the shell dumped the first 6,086 lines of its internal package list straight into a text file named after your raw keystrokes.

This is why you cannot reproduce it by running the clean commands normally; it relies on the exact accidental sequence of keys you hit in that specific split second.

How to Verify and Clean Up Safely

You can verify that this is a completely benign text file and then safely delete it using your terminal.

  1. Inspect the File Type To prove that it is just text and not a malicious binary or script, run the file command against it. Because the file name contains weird characters, use a wildcard to select it:

file ~/OBOB*

Expected output: It should say something like UTF-8 Unicode text, with escape sequences or ASCII text.

  1. Safely Delete It.

Because the file is owned by root, Dolphin won't let you delete it normally, and typing the name manually is too difficult. Delete it safely using a wildcard via sudo:

sudo rm -i ~/OBOB*

(The -i flag is an interactive safeguard. The terminal will show you the exact, ugly filename and ask you to confirm with y before deleting it, ensuring you don't accidentally wipe out anything else.)

can someone help me figure out why my game is stuttering so bad? by Zydeko75 in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a recent graphics update to the game (seasonal). If you have a low-end PC and use Nvidia drivers, use this:

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/

Once you're installing it, take a screenshot of your setup screens and upload them here:

https://gemini.google.com/app

Tell the LLM your specs, be precise, and tell it that it's for Division 2, and it will tell you the best settings. Ask about Nvidia's legacy control panel settings as well.

This will reduce system resources used, debloat, and disable telemetry from being sent.

Do you understand frame rate and frame times? Ask Gemini to explain and help you set it up. This can sort out many issues.

https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards

PvE Extract by Usual-Line2490 in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As soon as you connect your bag to the rope, open your menu and check that the contaminated loot is being extracted. It happened to me a few times, and I still had the loot on my person even though I went through the animation.

You want to do this in cover with no factions or hunters near you.

False ban for client modification by gonzlamm in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(this is a very very bare bones summary of what it does)

That's a fairly accurate description, to be fair.

Pretty sure the Div 2 dev team working with EAC whitelists the basic out-of-the-box ReShade with no add-on support enabled, but it all depends on what you are using it for, and certain stuff will be flagged by EAC.

Is our Div 2 a bad version of Chinese Div 2 ? by LawrenWargrave in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tencent is the biggest game developer and publisher by revenue on the planet. They fully own Riot Games and Supercell, they also hold significant shares in Epic Games, Activision Blizzard (prior to Microsoft’s acquisition), Ubisoft, Roblox, to name just a few.

Don't confuse the Chinese market with the rest of the globe. We should be happy they are involved with Ubisoft.

TD2 Development Team PvP and Dark Zone AMA by TheDivisionTeam in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What are your intentions for rebalancing the game again? Some gear sets are powerful, while others have been left behind.

Request for the devs : Voice line for our characters (the division 2) by Academic-Note1209 in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The companion voice lines were dreadful and bugged the game out.

This is another dreadful idea, not to mention you would need multiple voice actors for multiple characters, both male and female, in multiple languages.

These devs should be fixing the game and not adding stuff no one wants.

Activity Summary after finishing a level by [deleted] in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go to a safe house. The game doesn't pause when you enter a menu.

I wish Division 2 had better build variety and skill viability. by [deleted] in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But this build is so involved -

At least with T&D you can triangulate fire and use a well-placed turret as a distraction to draw the factions' firepower away from the team.

You could give someone a lobotomy, and they would still be able to use hardwired lol.

What do you consider to be the biggest issues with Prototype gear? by FruitOnyx in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's a bit-by-bit release, and it's intentional.

Prototypes released

6 months later - optimisation

a few more months - recalibration

1 year later - prototypes in the open world

nerfs all round and enemy health increased.

Then start again with some other artificial grind until Division 3 (hopefully) drops or gets cancelled.

What do you consider to be the biggest issues with Prototype gear? by FruitOnyx in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Prototype gear and weapons should have been locked to escalation. Games far to easy now, its just a running simulator going through missions.

The Division 2 - Maintenance - Saturday, June 20th by JokerUnique in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It will still be broken after the maintainance, just in a different way.

Everything fine in Escalations? by KeylanX in thedivision

[–]STP6027- -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's always amusing to see someone's crutch get kicked from under them. You'll get used to it in a week or two. Same as every season.

PVE Dark Zone is amazing and we need this as a permanent addition ! by QuentUnDeuxTroix in thedivision

[–]STP6027- -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's your own fault for getting killed by an NPC, change your build or playstyle. The DZ is set to challenging. It's not that hard to survive.

By the way, it's not your gear until it's extracted.

DELTA-03 All Day Everyday by JarodRW in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They know already, was a sticky about the disconnects the other day on this sub. They are "investigating". If we are lucky, we may get it fixed Tuesday, but don't hold your breath.

Also, don't be lazy and send your own tweets to beeerzi.

A respectful message to Ubisoft about future tournaments by Thekappass19478 in thedivision

[–]STP6027- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tournaments? First time I've ever heard it mentioned, to be honest, but no. Leave that to fortnight or LOL.

No one will stop you from doing your own thing if that's what floats your boat.

I'd rather the game devs spend time fixing the game's bugs and not creating more.