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diff --git a/debian/README.Debian b/debian/README.Debian new file mode 100644 index 0000000..222e5b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/README.Debian @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +FAQ +~~~ +* What is the purpose of this package? +The usrmerge package will convert the system it is installed on to the +everything-in-usr directories scheme, i.e. the /{bin,sbin,lib}/ directories +become symbolic links to /usr/{bin,sbin,lib}/. +In addition to the conversion program it provides a dpkg configuration +file that works around the few packages that install a file in the same +directories in / and /usr, until they will be fixed. + +* Will usrmerge also merge /usr/bin/ and /usr/sbin/? +No. + +* Does this require systemd? +No. + +* Does this really not require systemd? +Yes, I promise. + +* Does this require an initramfs? +Only if /usr is on a standalone file system. + +* But I hate initramfses and I really do not want to use one! +Maybe you only hate initramfs-tools? If you build your own custom kernel +with static drivers for your block device and file system then you can +mount /usr with just a 12 KB initramfs image containing +https://github.com/chris-se/tiny-initramfs . + +* What are the benefits of everything-in-usr? +Please consult the web pages listed in the "Other documentation" section +of this file. + +* What are the downsides of everything-in-usr? +If you can find any then please contact the maintainer of this package. + +* If I convert my system to everything-in-usr, how will I be able to + recover it from a failure of the /usr filesystem without the tools in /? +This question is not relevant to everything-in-usr, because Debian has +not supported booting without /usr being mounted for a long time anyway. +I recommend to install the grml-rescueboot package which will not only +allow one to recover from corruption of /usr but also of /. + +* Is it safe to do the live conversion of a running system? +Almost totally safe: currently the conversion process has some races, +but they are very small and can only be noticed if a daemon tries to +run a program at the wrong time. I recommend to not worry about this. + +* The conversion program has failed with an error, now what? +Fix the error and run it again. Repeat until no more errors are reported. + +Removal of this package +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The usrmerge package can be removed once the system has been converted, +and it will be replaced by the empty usr-is-merged package. + +Other documentation +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/TheCaseForTheUsrMerge +https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/UsrMove +http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2010-December/074114.html |