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From: "Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto" <jmbsvicetto@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] /usr vs. initramfs redux
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:25:26
Message-Id: 4E43131D.40304@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] /usr vs. initramfs redux by "Robin H. Johnson"
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4 On 10-08-2011 21:56, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
5 > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 03:57:30PM -0500, William Hubbs wrote:
6 >> Sorry, I should have been more clear here. Mounting /var doesn't
7 >> fill up the root partition, but if you don't want to use the
8 >> initramfs, this means that /var must also exist on the root
9 >> partition, which can create more of a concern for filling the root
10 >> partition than putting /usr on the root partition creates.
11 > That's a problem for the users, not the initramfs. The initramfs
12 > supports /usr, /var and anything else as noted. Having /var on / is
13 > a perfectly valid choice for certain situations. The problem of
14 > filling up / is PEBKAC primarily, and can happen equally for / (think
15 > /root), /usr on /, /var on /.
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17 True, but it's also far more likely to happen when you have /usr and
18 /var on / than otherwise.
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20 - --
21 Regards,
22
23 Jorge Vicetto (jmbsvicetto) - jmbsvicetto at gentoo dot org
24 Gentoo- forums / Userrel / Devrel / KDE / Elections / RelEng
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