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It makes sense in certain cases to use tmpfs for /tmp. However, I'm not sure this is on desktop machines, which (generally) have lower RAM than servers thrashin
by alexchamberlain 14y ago
It makes sense in certain cases to use tmpfs for /tmp. However, I'm not sure this is on desktop machines, which (generally) have lower RAM than servers thrashing their /tmp directories.
- noselasd 14y agoEven in that case, using tmpfs on /tmp sounds like band aid. If there are applications that suffer performance because stuff it puts in /tmp , then change those applications - possibly by using an application specific tmpfs , or a new system wide tmpfs that doesn't overload something as ubiquitous /tmp
- rwmj 14y agoThe systemwide tmpfs already exists: /dev/shm.