[Michael Biebl] > the default for new installations is to use RAMTMP=yes.
Hm, do not remember doing this change. Anyone know when it happened? > I think having RAMTMP as optional feature is great, but it should > default to no, because this is the safer default: > - virtual machines are usually provisioned with only the minimal > required amount of RAM. > - a typical hard disk is much bigger than RAM and thus /tmp on a typical > installation provides much more space then RAM. > - software using /tmp to store large amounts of data, like backup > programs, download managers etc. Given that /var/tmp/ should be used for large files, and /tmp/ should only be used for smaller temporary files that should go away when a machine is rebooted, your argument do not really have much weight. Those storing large files in /tmp/ is doing it wrong, and should be changed to use /var/tmp/ instead. Personally, I believe having /tmp/ as tmpfs by default is a good idea and always use it my self. Those that do not want it can disable it. Happy hacking, -- Petter Reinholdtsen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org