how big does /tmp need to be?

[Chris Jones]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Bob Smith wrote:
> 
>> How big does a separate /tmp partition need to be? (for a typical
>> desktop/workstation)
> 
> Anything under 1GB seems small, to me.  otoh, I rarely actually use much of
> it.  There's always something though that overuses /tmp

I doubt a generic answer to this question can be given, as it really
depends on what applications are going to be used.

For instance, some video editing programs default to using /tmp to store
intermediary files, and these can *really* add up. Well beyond 1G...

Chris