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minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·6 months agoI’m sure you know this, but to to supplement your comment for future readers, UUIDs are also a good solution for partitions.
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoLabels are better. IMO; they’re semantic.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoI agree. Also, I can swap a disk with a new one with the same label, no need to change fstab
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoI think OP’s point was that UUIDs can still change, but the stuff that makes up the /by-id/ names cannot. Granted, those aren’t applicable to partitions.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 months agoRight. I don’t think they and I are in disagreement - just trying to help expand their statement. Thanks!
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoRight :) the original meme was just talking about drive names (/dev/sdX)
minus-squareconfusedbytheBasics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoHow are the uuids going to change unexpectedly?
I’m sure you know this, but to to supplement your comment for future readers, UUIDs are also a good solution for partitions.
Labels are better. IMO; they’re semantic.
I agree. Also, I can swap a disk with a new one with the same label, no need to change fstab
I think OP’s point was that UUIDs can still change, but the stuff that makes up the /by-id/ names cannot. Granted, those aren’t applicable to partitions.
Right. I don’t think they and I are in disagreement - just trying to help expand their statement. Thanks!
Right :) the original meme was just talking about drive names (/dev/sdX)
How are the uuids going to change unexpectedly?