Re: /var/log/dmeg
Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> wrote:
> Roy J. Tellason, Sr. <roy@rtellason.com> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 08 July 2026 07:23:33 am Greg Wooledge wrote:
>
> >> If you don't have this file (or if it's empty), then make sure you
> >> have the rsyslog package installed. That one stopped being installed
> >> by default some time ago, in favor of systemd's binary journaling.
>
> > Why would they have done that? I remember reading about that in here
> > some time back, but don't understand the reasoning behind that
> > particular change...
>
> People who want or need the traditional syslog know how to install it.
> The rest doesn't and it reduced the unnecessary package bloat and log
> duplication.
>
> I'd go as far as to say that the vast majority of non-server systems
> does not need a traditional syslog deamon.
>
One significant downside of systemd's journal is that, with default
settings, it eats up a **lot** of disk space. It's probably not
significant on laptops/desktops but on Rasberry Pis, Beaglebones and
similar systems it can cause problems.
--
Chris Green
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