Re: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-31 Thread Yves Duret
Philippe Coulonges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to have /usr mounted as read-only. > To achieve that, I have to ajust some things in the distro at every update. > Could it be fixed, has I think variable files does not have their place there. > > This include kscd's /usr/share/apps/k

Re: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
В Чтв, 30.05.2002, в 20:34, Philippe Coulonges написал: > Le Jeudi 30 Mai 2002 11:20, Borsenkow Andrej a écrit : > > > Install from ISO images is currently incomplete. This becomes an issue > > > first when you can use all three images during installation. Until > > > > then > > > > > you must mou

Re: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Philippe Coulonges
Le Jeudi 30 Mai 2002 11:20, Borsenkow Andrej a écrit : > > Install from ISO images is currently incomplete. This becomes an issue > > first when you can use all three images during installation. Until > > then > > > you must mount other images manually to install extra packages anyway. > > BTW wha

RE: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Brad Felmey
On Thu, 2002-05-30 at 00:45, Borsenkow Andrej wrote: > you mean as an explicit source selection option? I do not think it is > worthwhile. If you know what loopback is you have no problem mounting it > manually. PMJI but this isn't a very good mindset. I know what kernel compilation is, too, do

Re: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Leon Brooks
On Thursday 30 May 2002 13:45, Borsenkow Andrej wrote: > /usr ro is not for a desktop, actually. It is more for a server. I do it routinely for both, and if it breaks anything, I haven't noticed yet. (-: Cheers; Leon

Re: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Michael Brown
On Thu, 30 May 2002, Philippe Coulonges wrote: > I would like to have /usr mounted as read-only. > To achieve that, I have to ajust some things in the distro at every update. > Could it be fixed, has I think variable files does not have their place there. > This include kscd's /usr/share/apps/kscd

Re: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Thierry Vignaud
Philippe Coulonges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I would like to have /usr mounted as read-only. > To achieve that, I have to ajust some things in the distro at every update. > Could it be fixed, has I think variable files does not have their place there. there's also the probleme of updating wh

RE: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
> > Install from ISO images is currently incomplete. This becomes an issue > first when you can use all three images during installation. Until then > you must mount other images manually to install extra packages anyway. > BTW what is wrong with entering ISO images in /etc/fstab and using fil

RE: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
> Borsenkow Andrej wrote: > > |>2) Could the loopback option be integrated in sources possibilities in > |>rpmdrake ? > |> > | > | > | you mean as an explicit source selection option? I do not think it is > | worthwhile. If you know what loopback is you have no problem mounting it > | manually. >

Re: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-30 Thread Buchan Milne
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Borsenkow Andrej wrote: |>2) Could the loopback option be integrated in sources possibilities in |>rpmdrake ? |> | | | you mean as an explicit source selection option? I do not think it is | worthwhile. If you know what loopback is you have no proble

RE: [Cooker] Mounting /usr read-only

2002-05-29 Thread Borsenkow Andrej
> I would like to have /usr mounted as read-only. > To achieve that, I have to ajust some things in the distro at every update. > Could it be fixed, has I think variable files does not have their place > there. > > This include kscd's /usr/share/apps/kscd/cddb/... > Maelstrom and some other game