Re:Debian pauses /usr merge file moves
by pilif on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @10:40PM
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Because that potentially allows all distro-supplied files to live under one (eventually read-only) directory.
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So, somebody imagined/wished that all distros will switch to /usr/* and them will ship / part ? :> I don't think so. Totally wrong direction.
And init binary in /usr is complete braindeadness...
Also MS behind anything means they are trying to get rid of your options, eg by complicating things into "enterprise level" and keep pushing windows as userware.
But there is other possibility: minimal root that is easy to manage, switch, etc. etc. and rest of the system :)
> But there is other possibility: minimal root that is easy to manage, switch, etc. etc. and rest of the system :)
Yeah, libostree ("git for operating systems binaries") benefits from merging /usr. It might even be a requirement to have merged /usr to be able to use it.