why ubuntu LTS installs all in a single partition?

[Colin Watson]

On Fri, Aug 02, 2013 at 08:11:22PM +0200, Mauro Sanna wrote:
> On 2 August 2013 17:11, Colin Watson <cjwatson at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> And if I need protection against faulty applications that fill the var/log?
> I I use only one partition those app logs fill all the disk and inhibit
> server functionality.
> Instead if I keep /var or /var/log in a separate partion I don't have this
> risk.

Feel free to set such things up if you feel it's a risk for you, but I
stand by the defaults as reasonable ones.

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]