On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:19:42 -0400 Cmdte Alpha Tigre Z <santiagopi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > if you want to see an example of what it takes to > > make changes to this sort of layout google "Debian > > merged /usr" and read those threads. :) > > I just read this: > https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TheCaseForTheUsrMerge/ > It seems as a good idea that merge of /usr. > I was wondering what would happen if some program used filesystem > paths as its input data for some processing task. He he, yes, > changing status quo is not easy > Something happened. Prior to this it wasn't unusual to put /usr on a separate partition, sometimes making it read-only for a bit of extra security. Today, software on /usr is required during boot, and I think that came as a bit of a surprise to the separate-/usr people. It is still possible to keep /usr separate if really desired, but the initramfs needs to know how to mount it at boot time. There was a time when 'software' and 'applications' were two different and distinct things, when applications were user programs and software was the set of programs that made the computer work, today called system software. A computer as delivered contained both hardware and software, and it was up to the owner to write the applications. OK, that's going back a bit... -- Joe
