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Auteur: Hendrik Boom
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Aan: dng
Onderwerp: Re: [DNG] merged /usr breakage
On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 12:08:18AM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote:
> Le 04/01/2022 à 23:38, Hendrik Boom a écrit :
> > On Tue, Jan 04, 2022 at 05:09:58PM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote:
> > > There is no utility in splitting the OS in several partitions.
> > Might it make sense to have /usr mounted readonly except when upgradng
> > or installing paackages?
> >
>     What could you fear which makes you want to keep /usr readonly.


software that isn't properly packaged as a .deb, but instead has an
"installer" that needs to be run as root.

software that is properly packaged, but has components that run as root
but do stuff with /usr outside my expectations.

-- hendrik