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    Not an answer, but you can at least avoid the added complexity of using dd when a simple cat would do: dd vs cat -- is dd still relevant these days? Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 17:16
  • Writing to the root partition is a bad idea. However you could build a new minimal root, and pivot root, to the new root. Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 19:53
  • could you elaborate on the process? Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 19:57
  • @umläute Sorry I have not done this is years. I have given 1st step (usually the hardest one). Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 20:03
  • ah well, it sounds just like what i think i had in mind when i said "copy some statically linked binaries to a safe space", and was hoping for some specifics... Commented Sep 19, 2023 at 21:14