On 12/16/2011 04:46 AM, Josh Triplett wrote: > In all of the recent discussions about separate /usr partitions, most > people seem to acknowledge them as unusual, special-purpose > configurations, even those who use them.
I do *not* agree that there's such a consensus. On 12/16/2011 04:46 AM, Josh Triplett wrote: > Meanwhile, we don't want to steer any new users towards a setup with a > pile of different partitions, which makes their system more complex with > more potential failure modes. > I hope that we are still the universal operating system, and that we don't want to force anyone to do anything. If I want to use many partitions, this is *my* call, and not everyone's business. Please don't try to force your view on partitioning to anyone. > In the most recent thread, I noticed that someone mentioned they > primarily chose a setup with a separate /usr partition because the > installer offered such a setup as one of the standard guided > partitioning options. > > Please consider removing the option in the guided partitioner for > separate /usr, /var, and /tmp partitions; that would leave only the "All > files in one partition" and "Separate /home partition" setups, both of > which potentially make sense for users of the guided partitioner. > Please don't remove the above option, I like it, and I don't see why it needs to be removed just because you Josh (and maybe others) don't like/use it. You feel like a separate partition for /home is useful. Good for you, and your desktop. But when it comes to servers, the /home separate partition is useless, and having a separate /var makes things faster. Also, having a separate /tmp avoids that the rootfs gets full, and I consider it quite important especially on servers. I would recommend using it for absolutely *every* setup (desktop or servers) as a security measure, especially considering any application can fill up the temp space. > Anyone desiring a setup with more separate partitions should have no > trouble using the manual partitioner to create whatever custom > configuration they desire. > And we have even less trouble using the automated option, also it's a way faster than doing it manually. Please don't remove it. Again, the way *I* and *others* use my/their computers is their choice. Please do not remove this choice from me/them. Thomas Goirand (zigo) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4eeb437a.8070...@debian.org
