Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): >     Very nice. Congratulations. Do I understand well if I > understand your scripts read the config of the Debian kernel and > customize it to compile your own kernel? I must beg your pardon, Didier, but I don't fully understand your question. In general

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 13:25:19 -0800 Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Daniel Reurich:: > > > I don't want it. > > My view seems to coincide with Rich Moens. > > I'm still curious who these Rich Moens are. Perhaps a clone > conspiracy as in Orphan Black -- or a franchise like Dread Pirate >

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 19/11/2018 à 19:58, Rick Moen a écrit : Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr):     Seems we agree. What I mean is that you must carefully tweak your OS so that the package manager does not undo your settings. It also means that you cannot use kernel updates from the distro because you just

Re: [DNG] static /dev: was /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread terryc
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:51:39 -0500 Steve Litt wrote: > On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:29:33 +0100 (CET) > k...@aspodata.se wrote: . > > I use a classic static /dev, and the only problem I have seen is > > with usb devices (apart from keyboards and mice i.e.). > > I might want to

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread karl
Didier: > Le 17/11/2018 à 16:15, k...@aspodata.se a écrit : > > Didier: > >>     If you want to boot directly to the disk, then don't use a distro. > > I boot directly to disk, why shouldn't I use a distro ? > > I see no downside of using a distro, I just choose what parts I want > > to use. >  

Re: [DNG] static /dev: was /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread karl
Steve Litt: > On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:29:33 +0100 (CET) > k...@aspodata.se wrote: ... > > I use a classic static /dev, and the only problem I have seen is with > > usb devices (apart from keyboards and mice i.e.). > > I might want to follow in your footsteps. How do you handle usb devices?

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 17/11/2018 à 16:15, k...@aspodata.se a écrit : Didier: ...     If you want to boot directly to the disk, then don't use a distro. ,,, I boot directly to disk, why shouldn't I use a distro ? I see no downside of using a distro, I just choose what parts I want to use.     Would you be

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 17/11/2018 à 20:51, Rick Moen a écrit : Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): If you want to boot directly to the disk, then don't use a distro. I very much do not concur. Since 1992 -- with a gap when I was lazy for a long time -- I've found it useful to construct bespoke kernels for my

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 02:29:43PM -0600, goli...@dyne.org wrote: > On 2018-11-18 02:32, KatolaZ wrote: > > > > Besides the drama: we built yesterday a preliminary version of the > > debian-installer for beowulf which has an explicit opt-in question for > > usrmerge: > > > > > >

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 08:52:26PM +, Simon Hobson wrote: > goli...@dyne.org wrote: > > > So . . . if the choice to avoid the merge is only available with > > debian-installer what does that mean for the live isos? Will they be > > configured with or without the merge as default? > >

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 02:11:34AM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:52:26 +, Simon wrote in message > <3a91e5c4-1603-40b5-b560-3f8bc8945...@thehobsons.co.uk>: > > > goli...@dyne.org wrote: > > > > > So . . . if the choice to avoid the merge is only available > > >

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:20:58 +0100, KatolaZ wrote in message <20181119082058.dzvrnwrwy3ji5...@katolaz.homeunix.net>: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 02:11:34AM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:52:26 +, Simon wrote in message > >

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Hi KatolaZ, KatolaZ writes: > On Sun, Nov 18, 2018 at 04:51:43PM +0900, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > > [cut] > >> >> ACK. Just like to point out that Devuan might run into packages that >> have already moved programs that really ought to be in /bin or /sbin >> over to /usr/bin and /usr/sbin. >> >>

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Miroslav Skoric
On 11/18/18 2:28 AM, Arnt Karlsen wrote: 2. What about local compilations of various 3rd party software that usually go to /usr/local/bin, sbin, lib, ... in case of merger will they all go to the root filesystem? More potential trouble? Yes/No? Tnx. ..you want these on its own disk, or at

[DNG] no-usr-merged: let's get concrete

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
Hi All, in the last few days we have seen many people going at lengths with the pros and cons of a non-merged usr. That has been a great discussion. We have put together a solution that consists into choosing if you want merged-usr at install time. It's available in the current unstable

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Stephan Seitz
On Sa, Nov 17, 2018 at 09:14:06 +0900, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: The idea of grouping certain classes of files in different directories makes it just so much easier for homo sapiens to keep a grip on things. Well, I can remember a time when you had a /usr/X11 directory. While this was mostly for

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Alessandro Selli
On 18/11/18 at 21:29, goli...@dyne.org wrote: > On 2018-11-18 02:32, KatolaZ wrote: >> >> Besides the drama: we built yesterday a preliminary version of the >> debian-installer for beowulf which has an explicit opt-in question for >> usrmerge: >> >> >>

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 01:49:19PM +0100, Alessandro Selli wrote: [cut] > > >   In my opinion, install CD/DVDs are one case in which the merge makes > sense, as you inevitably have a single filesystem on the media anyway.  > This does not prevent installing an unmerged filesystem, neither

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Alessandro Selli
On 19/11/18c at 12:46, Stephan Seitz wrote: > On Sa, Nov 17, 2018 at 09:14:06 +0900, Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: >> The idea of grouping certain classes of files in different directories >> makes it just so much easier for homo sapiens to keep a grip on things. > > Well, I can remember a time when you

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Alessandro Selli
On 19/11/18 at 13:55, KatolaZ wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 01:49:19PM +0100, Alessandro Selli wrote: > > [cut] > >> >>   In my opinion, install CD/DVDs are one case in which the merge makes >> sense, as you inevitably have a single filesystem on the media anyway.  >> This does not prevent

Re: [DNG] no-usr-merged: let's get concrete

2018-11-19 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:17:45 +0100, KatolaZ wrote in message <20181119111745.jykbsqvt6gdpw...@katolaz.homeunix.net>: > Hi All, > > in the last few days we have seen many people going at lengths with > the pros and cons of a non-merged usr. That has been a great > discussion. We have put

Re: [DNG] no-usr-merged: let's get concrete

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 03:16:29PM +0100, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:17:45 +0100, KatolaZ wrote in message > <20181119111745.jykbsqvt6gdpw...@katolaz.homeunix.net>: > > > Hi All, > > > > in the last few days we have seen many people going at lengths with > > the pros and cons

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Adam Borowski
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 01:49:19PM +0100, Alessandro Selli wrote: >   In my opinion, install CD/DVDs are one case in which the merge makes > sense, as you inevitably have a single filesystem on the media anyway.  Such a merge on a single filesystem causes no problems, but has no benefits either.

Re: [DNG] no-usr-merged: let's get concrete

2018-11-19 Thread Adam Borowski
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:17:45PM +0100, KatolaZ wrote: > Hi All, > > in the last few days we have seen many people going at lengths with > the pros and cons of a non-merged usr. That has been a great > discussion. We have put together a solution that consists into > choosing if you want

Re: [DNG] no-usr-merged: let's get concrete

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 04:02:09PM +0100, Adam Borowski wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:17:45PM +0100, KatolaZ wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > in the last few days we have seen many people going at lengths with > > the pros and cons of a non-merged usr. That has been a great > > discussion. We

Re: [DNG] no-usr-merged: let's get concrete

2018-11-19 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 04:08:19PM +0100, KatolaZ wrote: > > P.S.: I am not so sure about the "unmerge" being so difficult, to be > honest, but I might be wrong... For unmerging you'd just have to know which files belong where in the unmerged system. That information is should be in the

Re: [DNG] no-usr-merged: let's get concrete

2018-11-19 Thread KatolaZ
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:34:49AM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 04:08:19PM +0100, KatolaZ wrote: > > > > P.S.: I am not so sure about the "unmerge" being so difficult, to be > > honest, but I might be wrong... > > For unmerging you'd just have to know which files belong

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Miroslav Skoric (sko...@uns.ac.rs): > Possibly ... but you need to explain that to the 3rd party software > programmers. All I have remembered to be compiled from sources > locally, went to /usr/local/.. Seems as (un)written consensus; > however nobody suggested to have /usr/local/ as a

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 18/11/2018 à 01:21, Miroslav Skoric a écrit : On 11/17/18 3:18 PM, Didier Kryn wrote: The advantage of separating /usr is it can be mounted after boot. /bin and /sbin (and /lib) contain the critical applications (and library) necessary to boot the system, and they are, by

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): >     Seems we agree. What I mean is that you must carefully tweak > your OS so that the package manager does not undo your settings. It > also means that you cannot use kernel updates from the distro > because you just don't use the kernel of the distro. You

[DNG] static /dev: was /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:29:33 +0100 (CET) k...@aspodata.se wrote: > Rich Moen: > ... > > Moreover, I'm > > sufficiently unhappy with udev that I'm currently testing migration > > away from it to reduce system complexity and protect security. > > mdev's looking promising. (And no, I don't care if

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread Steve Litt
On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 13:03:30 +0100 KatolaZ wrote: > On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 12:57:23PM +0100, Alessandro Selli wrote: > > On 16/11/18 at 11:43, KatolaZ wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 10:19:30AM +, Rowland Penny wrote: > > > > > > [cut] > > > > > >> So, after reading Steve's