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

[Marvin Renich <mrvn@renich.org>]

* Simon Richter <sjr@debian.org> [240506 06:51]:
> Hi,
> 
> On 5/6/24 17:40, Michael Biebl wrote:
> 
> > If we go with a/, then I think d-i should be updated to no longer create
> > /tmp as a separate partition.
> 
> I think if the admin explicitly configures tmpfs as a separate file system,
> then that should be honored -- if there is memory pressure, tmpfs+swap is
> pretty much the worst file system there is.

I agree.  It has already been said that /tmp on tmpfs is not right for
all situations (I agree it is a good default for most systems), and
since d-i doesn't do this by default, what benefit is there to removing
that option from the installer?  There is clearly benefit to leaving it
in.

...Marvin