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Re: Boot better have mounted on root or /boot ?



On Jo, 08 apr 21, 07:21:04, Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE wrote:
> On Donnerstag, 8. April 2021 02:15:00 -04 Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >
> > For me the simplicity of having 'boot' on '/' wins in most cases. It
> > avoids a lot of issues (like running out of space in /boot) with no
> > significant downside I'm aware of.
> 
> With my setups it is far more likely that / fills up than /boot so having
> a separate /boot partition at least allows me to boot and solve the
> problem easily.

Sorry, I just can't imagine a scenario in which some space in /boot can 
help with a full /, except maybe to (ab)use it to move stuff around(?).

> I'd say: if you plan to use your setup for many years without
> reinstalling, you are better off with separate partitions with well
> planned sizes.

[...]
 
> Eventually it all boils down to one's ability to predict the future or
> at least a subset thereof.

Or just don't bother and put "everything"[1] in one partition ;)


[1] "everything" for me usually means the OS, (user) data is a different 
topic.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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