Re: Can/should I delete /tmp partition?
Hi,
On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 01:08:08PM -0000, Greg wrote:
> https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.html
[…]
> The new filesystem defaults can also be overridden in /etc/fstab, so
> systems that already define a separate /tmp partition will be
> unaffected.
It's interesting that in this particular case the OP is saying that
their system was set up to mount /tmp from a disk partition in the
fstab, and that the fstab has been edited by the upgrade process to
remove that entry.
I haven't personally experienced it and I doubt many people have since
tmpfs for /tmp has been recommended for many years. Everything OP has
posted so far bears out their claim.
If repeatable, that would seem to be a mistake in the release notes. Or
a bug in the upgrade process, if one feels strongly that the /tmp fstab
entry should be preserved.
Does someone feel like installing bookworm, setting an explicit /tmp
mount and then doing a dist-upgrade to check it? Someone here probably
does have the time and desire to settle the matter. 😀
Thanks,
Andy
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