why ubuntu LTS installs all in a single partition?

Colin Watson cjwatson at ubuntu.com
Fri Aug 2 15:11:30 UTC 2013


On Fri, Aug 02, 2013 at 02:22:48PM +0200, Mauro Sanna wrote:
> Yes I know it is comfortable to have only a single partition but I knew
> that partitions are made ​​for greater security.

This is a myth.  If you need security against users filling your
partitions, use quotas.  Multiple partitions are an extremely cumbersome
way to achieve this kind of thing, and the downsides include severe
inflexibility.

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]




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