Ralf Mardorf schreef op 05-10-2016 9:16:
On 05 Oct 2016, at 04:05, Xen "questioned" the way things are managed system wide and per user. I recommend to do either a minimalist Ubuntu install, e.g. use the server image and uncheck all recommended package groups, then start to install and set up everything on your own, if you install packages disable everything that gets autostarted, or install Arch Linux. My everyday Linux is Arch Linux, but to help Linux novices, I also installed a minimalist Ubuntu, that fit to my needs. Everything you questioned isn't worth questioning, you could set up a Linux install, in a way that it will fit your requirements. Sure, fstab, is fstab, is fstab, even not required by systemd, but fstab is a cross-platform approach, system wide for good reasons, that doesn't mean that you couldn't set up individual automatically mounted devices per user. If this would make sense or if usage of permissions would be the better approach, is something to take into account. Anyway, Ubuntu's policy is user-friend lyness, so a default Ubuntu install tries to provide, what is expected by the majority of computer users. Arch Linux is not user- friendly, at least not for the mentioned target group, it's user-centric, in the sense of expert-friendly. You cannot change _quasi_ UNIX/POSIX alike behavior and common things such as the way fstab works. You cannot blame Linux for the policy of a distro. You cannot blame a distro for the policy it does chose. You could ask Ubuntu to provide some features for inexperienced users or you could become more familiar with Linux and user space and set up everything exactly the way you want. JFTR fstab is used by the system, before it's clear which user or users will start a session. There's an order for mechanisms that are well-wrought.
Can you explain exactly what you think you are responding to and what my sentiment would have been to you? I just feel you might be responding to something I have not said.
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