Re: Can/should I delete /tmp partition?

[Nicolas George <george@nsup.org>]

Default User (HE12025-08-09):
> I just upgraded from Debian 12 to Debian 13.
> Debian 13 apparently uses a tmpfs file, instead of the 
> 2 Gb /tmp partition which I was using on Debian 12, 
> and which is no longer mounts automatically.
> 
> So, can/should I delete the old Debian 12 /tmp partition? 
> And if so, what is the best (safest) procedure to do that?

It depends on your hardware and how you use it:

- Do you have significantly more than 2G of RAM?

- Do you (have application that) use /tmp a lot?

If you have more than 2G of RAM but not much more, a possibly
interesting middle-ground would be to keep the tmpfs on /tmp and
repurpose the old partition as swap.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George