Ubuntu 11.10, Introduce new top-level directory /run

Re:Ubuntu 11.10, Introduce new top-level directory /run by saljam on Saturday October 22, 2011 @04:04PM (#3144205)

/run has been in Debian unstable for quite a while now actually, at least 3-4 months. /var/run is just a symlink. I think this is related to the systemd stuff.

Personally, the first thing I do when I install a Linux is write a simple /etc/rc script which mounts filesystems and launches daemons. No /etc/init.d/* start stop stuff, no /run. The result is almost always simpler and faster. My thinkpad takes 3 seconds from bootloader to X11.

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Re:Ubuntu 11.10, Introduce new top-level directory /run by dfc on Saturday October 22, 2011 @06:35PM (#3144495)

I have never understood the fixation on boot time.

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Re:Ubuntu 11.10, Introduce new top-level directory /run by saljam on Saturday October 22, 2011 @08:03PM (#3144666)

Simplicity was my main point. The fact that it was faster just followed. As a matter of fact I haven't rebooted this machine in about 3 weeks.

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Re:Ubuntu 11.10, Introduce new top-level directory /run by dfc on Saturday October 22, 2011 @08:14PM (#3144693)

How do you handle dependencies? One of the slickest things about debian boot/init is resolvconf populating dnscache's list of dns servers with the dhcp reply. I love that. I'd wait a minute extra just for that.

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Re:Ubuntu 11.10, Introduce new top-level directory /run by vacri on Saturday October 22, 2011 @06:59PM (#3144542)

It made a lot more sense before hibernation and sleep matured and stabilised.

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Re:Ubuntu 11.10, Introduce new top-level directory /run by Legion on Saturday October 22, 2011 @06:57PM (#3144537)

It's easily measurable.

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