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Bug#793426: Debian 8.1 - missing separate /usr in guided encrypted LVM partitioning scheme



On Thu, 2016-01-07 at 21:08 -0800, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> * Patryk Hanckowiak <pathanck@gmail.com> [2015-07-24 03:41]:
> > But OK - there are several issues here:
> > 1) Why did the /usr partition get removed from the separate /var, /tmp,
> > /home guided encrypted LVM installation option?
> 
> You can read about the reasons in bug #652275
> 
> > 2) The partitioning scheme allocates wrong partition sizes for a desktop
> > computer.
> ...
> > It is not uncommon to have more than 10 GB in /usr. For example, try
> > installing KDE + GNOME with less than 10 GB. A desktop user might want to do
> > this.
> > 
> > In the two installation options I described, /usr is part of / (root) and /
> > (root) is 10 GB or less.
> 
> Agreed that this is an issue.

Yes, so I think we ought to raise the maximum size of /usr by 50-100%.
Maybe even for a jessie point release.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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