[arch-general] yaourt - tmpfs error: No space left on device

[Bigby James]

On 07/18, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> [rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ grep tmp /etc/fstab 
> #tmpfs   /tmp         tmpfs   nodev,nosuid,size=3G          0  0
> 
> It's commented out, but I once had to use it and it solved the issue for
> me.

systemd will allocate /tmp to a ramdisk by default, whether you specify it or
not. Specifying tmpfs in /etc/fstab allows you to dictate how large the ramdisk
is, but unless you explicitly stop systemd from mounting /tmp in RAM that's
where it will go.

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