From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2EC27158064 for ; Thu, 2 May 2024 10:46:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 81DA1E2AF4; Thu, 2 May 2024 10:46:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost01b.ixn.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost01b.ixn.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.1.21]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9998AE2ADD for ; Thu, 2 May 2024 10:46:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [82.69.80.10] (helo=cube.localnet) by smarthost01b.ixn.mail.zen.net.uk with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.95) (envelope-from ) id 1s2Tx6-005eHJ-7N for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 02 May 2024 10:46:16 +0000 From: Peter Humphrey To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Grub, gpt partitions and BIOS, not uefi thing. Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 11:46:16 +0100 Message-ID: <6042053.lOV4Wx5bFT@cube> In-Reply-To: <14aad0fe-06ff-577a-de92-d27a34c8a357@gmail.com> References: <14aad0fe-06ff-577a-de92-d27a34c8a357@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart4917593.31r3eYUQgx"; micalg="pgp-sha256"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Originating-smarthost01b-IP: [82.69.80.10] Feedback-ID: 82.69.80.10 X-Archives-Salt: 3c6336fd-e395-433d-9898-8727d4b60dbc X-Archives-Hash: f9c69b5306a3b40fdebd06c2eedbcb30 --nextPart4917593.31r3eYUQgx Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; protected-headers="v1" From: Peter Humphrey To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Date: Thu, 02 May 2024 11:46:16 +0100 Message-ID: <6042053.lOV4Wx5bFT@cube> In-Reply-To: <14aad0fe-06ff-577a-de92-d27a34c8a357@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 On Thursday, 2 May 2024 00:45:29 BST Dale wrote: > Grant Edwards wrote: > > OK, so 'boot' is for the Linux /boot directory. I was just curious > > since I had never used one. When I started using Linux, the received wisdom was to keep a separate /boot, and leave it unmounted during normal operation. The idea was that a successful hacker would not, supposedly, be able to corrupt the kernel ready for a reboot into their system. Old habits die hard, though, and besides, a separate /boot has been handy in the copious reinstallations I've been through. > I've used one ever since I started using Linux and it's as much habit as > anything. Given the size of drives nowadays, I have started putting > /usr and /var on the root partition. When I build my new rig tho, odds > are /var will be on its own partition. That way if a log file goes > wonky, it can fill it up and not really do any harm. I do that too. It also helps with backups and new installations. -- Regards, Peter. --nextPart4917593.31r3eYUQgx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAABCAAdFiEEe4gBN7rCFCCxWE8L1ZZHr5b0MZoFAmYzbvgACgkQ1ZZHr5b0 MZolhAf+LdlaMe/oH3aWBbTh18CfpfviQ1nqszSry1GtqzmwUPpudqGa4HjcNS6w Yci4LlG3EA9hWQSe6jTiIXdI5KI/wK9dZf3yvUQ1EoGfmXZe/HXE9AXPMkeL9nYF ZPvIQTwPTOuiSyn13DbPUmLB+O0pk+6vfuVZndhzPtW+FE7+2uBxaHzyEke6gcHp Cez//0J/iIGOB4lCfmtEnKltEYNP+VZlSQhfTylDHtS5hLkYEmk9Xi+R6jtkoCsH CXquRvAHdMLRpi8B45a1dHVAIZ+JWknoT/mpjMlSGLXLrq6MbJi7xvBad/WzRdvw HpALfy0tYTkTYQ65s+HEU9D+V+3aAA== =Fwei -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart4917593.31r3eYUQgx--