It always feels weird when Linux distro articles brag about new releases that are mostly just updated versions of third-party software. The stuff in the article (GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, python 3.13, etc.) have cool new features for sure, but it’s not like they were created by Debian.
That’s not a knock on the distro. Debian is great. It’s just a strange state of affairs.
n4bz0r · 1h ago
> Here’s a quiet but powerful change: Debian 13 mounts /tmp as tmpfs by default
> Default tmpfs uses up to 50% of RAM (but only on-demand)
Total or free? Up to 50% total sounds like it might bring unexpected and unwelcome RAM usage spikes to the 1-2GB RAM servers.
Did they also tweak default swappinness to accomodate for the change and reduce SSD wear?
bilegeek · 30m ago
> Total or free?
Total. You can change the default to any % or GiB, but I couldn't figure out how to apply that to /etc/tmpfiles.d, had to switch to fstab.
That’s not a knock on the distro. Debian is great. It’s just a strange state of affairs.
Total or free? Up to 50% total sounds like it might bring unexpected and unwelcome RAM usage spikes to the 1-2GB RAM servers.
Did they also tweak default swappinness to accomodate for the change and reduce SSD wear?
Total. You can change the default to any % or GiB, but I couldn't figure out how to apply that to /etc/tmpfiles.d, had to switch to fstab.