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From: Rumen Yotov <rumen_yotov@×××.bg>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Size of portage tree
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:18:07
Message-Id: 20050928231832.469b0ad7@mach.qrypto.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Size of portage tree by "A. Khattri"
1 On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:48:39 -0400 (EDT)
2 "A. Khattri" <ajai@××××.net> wrote:
3
4 > On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Rumen Yotov wrote:
5 >
6 > > Note: my portage directory is in /var not /usr
7 >
8 > Why?
9 >
10 >
11 Hi,
12 Nothing special, just it seemed more logical to me ;).
13 To leave /usr only for apps/libs etc.
14 That's maybe not 100% truth cause i use (in another partiton) a
15 hardened setup. So think it's easier to manage permissions/access-rights
16 (MAC-model) if at least /portage isn't in /usr.
17 Till now never used this config though.
18 /var is IMHO more appropriate for resources.
19 PS: another one - glad i use separate /boot as it serves me to hold
20 now two,later three different kernels (gentoo-sources,RSBAC,Xen-to go).
21 Rumen