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Which package is responsible to the filesystem of '/tmp' ?

Asked by johnmne

I'm looking for a package that should mount "/tmp" as tmpfs *by default* (in every Ubuntu installation).
This should be a default behavior in order to reduce HDD/SSD wear out and increase speed.

Many programs use "/tmp" for temporary files, for example Firefox downloads files to "/tmp" which could be fairly large, thus having "/tmp" as "tmpfs" helps.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

There is no package for it. It's a file system. It's a small section in RAM used to hold temporary stuff. It's nothing to do with any package in Ubuntu. Just like there isn't a package that provides the root of the file system. It's a portion of the permanent storage drive in your system....

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johnmne (phi-reporter) said : 		#2

@actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666):

So who's responsible of the default mount options?
Where should I ask this feature?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

There are countless examples online... Have you not seen any?

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#4

Look at https://askubuntu.com/questions/173094/how-can-i-use-ram-storage-for-the-tmp-directory-and-how-to-set-a-maximum-amount

The package systemd helps doing what you want.

Issue the commands
sudo cp /usr/share/systemd/tmp.mount /etc/systemd/system/tmp.mount
sudo systemctl enable tmp.mount
sudo systemctl start tmp.mount
and you will have your /tmp directory on a RAM disk.

I am not aware that a .deb package exists to automate these commands, but creating such package should be quite easy and straightforward.

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