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On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:37:19AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> Just fyi... the *only* problem that I have with this is that I have an |
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> *existing* system that has a separate /usr, and it only has that |
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> separate /usr because when I followed the original gentoo installation |
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> handbook back in 2003 or so, it actually had a separate /usr in the |
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> example directory structure layout, so I thought it was the official |
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> gentoo *recommendation* to do it that way. |
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Following the Gentoo original handbook at that time was the good thing |
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to do. But things change over time. What was true in 2003 might not |
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still be true today or tomorrow. |
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Things did change to the point that nowadays using an initramfs to keep |
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a seperate /usr filesystem is the way to go. |
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It's surprising you to have taken the handbook from Gentoo as best |
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practice guide to get a proper system and not beeing fine with the |
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recommendations of today. |
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> If I wasn't in this predicament, I'd just make a mental note to never |
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> install /usr to a separate partition and be done with it. |
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Honestly, I used to have create a dedicated /usr filesystem for a long |
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long time. It really was a big plus in the past. Except of some corner |
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cases, I don't think it worth the trouble anymore. |
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Nicolas Sebrecht |
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