On Fri, Apr 08, 2016 at 07:58:35AM +0000, Duncan wrote: > > I would also re-iterate, as I'm sure you're aware .. there ARE > > differences between sbin and bin .. unless of course you spend all your > > time in a Rooted VM where it doesn't matter if you accidentally trash > > your system. Some of us maintain a sensible user/superuser distinction > > for a variety of reasons, and simplifying your filesystem to suit some > > particular package style doesn't really sound like good reasoning for > > causing a lot of headaches for maintainers and a distro overall. > > But... the real important distinction in terms of user vs. superuser > executables is file ownership and permissions, not the directory they're > in.
No. With a lightweight / I can install systems with two root filesystems that I rsync once I'm sure there's no regression. If one won't boot after an upgrade, I can just reboot and select the other root filesystem in grub. This is much more easy than anything else. -- Nicolas Sebrecht
