Re: Bug#966621: Make /tmp/ a tmpfs and cleanup /var/tmp/ on a timer by default [was: Re: systemd: tmpfiles.d not cleaning /var/tmp by default]

2024-05-29 Thread Lyndon Brown
On Wed, 2024-05-29 at 18:58 +0200, Andreas Metzler wrote: > Hello, > > That is false dichotomy. data-loss will occur when people use /tmp or > /var/tmp for persistent data-storage because "This has (for a couple > of > years) worked on Debian systems" not because "This has (for a couple > of > yea

Re: Disabling automatic upgrades on Sid by default?

2020-12-29 Thread Lyndon Brown
On Tue, 2020-12-29 at 13:17 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > No. > > If the person needs someone else to setup/maintain the machine the > requirements are clear. If you say so. > > If their machine is being used for daily work and it > > possibly becoming unusable for a day or so now and then would

Re: Disabling automatic upgrades on Sid by default?

2020-12-28 Thread Lyndon Brown
On Mon, 2020-12-28 at 14:09 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 10:58:10PM +0000, Lyndon Brown wrote: > > ... > > The problem with using testing as a rolling distro is that the > > package > > migration process often causes big delays that can block up

Re: Disabling automatic upgrades on Sid by default?

2020-12-27 Thread Lyndon Brown
On Sun, 2020-12-27 at 15:33 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Sun, Dec 27, 2020 at 12:16:22PM +, Simon McVittie wrote: > > ... > > Ubuntu might have some good ideas here: if I understand correctly, > > their inconsistent unstable-equivalent is not generally used > > (except by > > buildds), while

Re: Disabling automatic upgrades on Sid by default?

2020-12-27 Thread Lyndon Brown
On Sun, 2020-12-27 at 05:42 -0500, Devops PK Carlisle LLC wrote: > I would like to be able to selectively exclude-with-a-warning some > packages from automatic update as I choose, and to have the update > process remember those choices from one update instance to the next: > > Chrome browser: Vers

Re: Disabling automatic upgrades on Sid by default?

2020-12-27 Thread Lyndon Brown
On Sun, 2020-12-27 at 06:01 +, M. Zhou wrote: > Hi folks, > > I don't quite understand the meaning of automatic upgrades on a > rolling > system such as Debian/Sid. According to my own experience, such > automatic upgrades could be dangerous. > > Recently package ppp is pending for upgrade bu

Re: restarting systemd user services on upgrade

2020-11-08 Thread Lyndon Brown
Try the `needrestart` package. On Mon, 2020-11-09 at 09:25 +0900, Norbert Preining wrote: > Hi > > (please cc, I am not subscribed) > > is there a way to restart service@ services after the > package > upgrade? > > Onedrive ships > /lib/systemd/system/onedrive@.service > and for example o

Re: Pimp your shell - Debian developer tips?

2020-09-25 Thread Lyndon Brown
Awesome :D. I took a look at liquidprompt and the article having just seen the email I'm responding to. It'll take a little getting used to, but I'm liking it. I've just been using plain defaults (gnome terminal, bash/dash) here except one customisation of re-enabling the colour prompt to better fi