The case for the /usr merge
The case for the /usr merge
Posted Jan 27, 2012 12:08 UTC (Fri) by angdraug (subscriber, #7487)In reply to: The case for the /usr merge by njwhite
Parent article: The case for the /usr merge
Check the comment by jmorris42 earlier in the thread, he's already explained why it would be nice to have /usr with all the executable files in it mounted read-only at all times, except when you're upgrading the system. The security benefit alone is tremendous.
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