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Re: Can/should I delete /tmp partition?



On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 03:01:04PM +0000, Andy Smith wrote:
> 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.

This also seemed strange to me (see upthread).

> 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.

I'd think this to be a bug in the upgrade process, unless it asks the
user loudly.

> 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. 😀

Alas, not enough machines around here, and my virtualisation story is
still incomplete. Getting there...

Cheers
-- 
t

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