# tiagoad/suicide-linux

@qntm's Suicide Linux, now available on Docker!

Repository: https://github.com/tiagoad/suicide-linux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/suicide-linux
Homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/tiagoad/suicide-linux/
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: joke, novelty
Last push: 2022-12-31T21:41:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3347, "days_push": 1341, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1025, forks 48 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:16.674884+00:00)

## What it is
A Dockerized version of qntm's Suicide Linux, a joke operating system where any mistyped command is creatively resolved into 'rm -rf /', wiping the filesystem. It turns using the shell into a game of seeing how long you can survive without a typo.

## Use cases
- play a survival game where mistyped commands wipe the filesystem
- prank a friend's terminal environment
- demonstrate the dangers of bash autocorrection
- try suicide linux without installing it on bare metal
- test how carefully you type shell commands

## When to choose
- you want the classic Suicide Linux joke experience in an isolated container
- you want a novelty gift or prank for a sysadmin friend
- you want to try it without risking your host filesystem

## When to avoid
- you need a real, usable Linux environment for actual work
- you cannot tolerate data loss even inside a container
- you want a maintained or supported tool - it is a joke project with no license

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, game, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, gaming-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: joke, novelty, bash, docker-image, prank, command-line, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- tiagoad/suicide-linux (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.674884+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:08:05.571737+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tiagoad/suicide-linux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:16.674884+00:00, sha 34c17b84c5c3)
  - homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/tiagoad/suicide-linux/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:08:23.911700+00:00, sha ea0e27f467f0)
  - site_page: https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub (fetched 2026-08-29T13:08:23.914291+00:00, sha caaa18892709)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T13:08:23.916069+00:00, sha aeada2272712)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/company (fetched 2026-08-29T13:08:23.917888+00:00, sha 05ab59b2bc29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.