The case for the /usr merge
The case for the /usr merge
Posted Jan 27, 2012 19:48 UTC (Fri) by BenHutchings (subscriber, #37955)In reply to: The case for the /usr merge by bluss
Parent article: The case for the /usr merge
Yes, I noticed that too. Changes to /usr should already be easily reversible by downgrading the package. Changes to /etc and /var may not be reversible without resort to backups, and that's where the snapshot feature might be more useful.
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