• [$] Debian's /tmpest in a teapot

    From LWN.net@1337:1/100 to All on Mon Jun 3 16:30:05 2024
    [$] Debian's /tmpest in a teapot

    Date:
    Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:16:56 +0000

    Description:
    Debian had a major discussion about mounting /tmp as a RAM-based tmpfs in
    2012 but inertia
    won out in the end. Debian systems have continued to
    store temporary files on disk by default. Until now. A mere
    12 years later, the project will be switching to a RAM-based /tmp in the Debian
    13 ("Trixie") release. Additionally, starting with Trixie, the
    default will be to periodically clean up temporary files automatically in
    /tmp and /var/tmp . Naturally, it involved a lengthy discussion first.

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    Link to news story:
    https://lwn.net/Articles/975565/


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