We have published a blog post about the completion of /usr-move transition in Debian.

It covers why it was needed after /usr-merge transition and the work done to resolve the issues during the #trixie release cycle.

Read more at https://www.freexian.com/blog/usr_move/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#freexian #debian #usrmerge #usrmove

Every #UsrMerge discussion I read makes me grateful for the BSDs.

#freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

@fedops @rl_dane

I would not say *nobody*.

http://jdebp.info/FGA/unix-path-and-personalities.html

#UsrMerge #bin #sbin #lbin #PATH

... And of course it has the #usrmerge problem on it since it's a transition into the Trixie base :)

Good thing I stumbled upon this almost two years ago, and made a writeup on how to deal with it:

https://kzimmermann.0x.no/articles/updating_kernel_6.6.9_devuan.html

#Devuan #Debian

@cks

Interesting. What sorts of things are they? Do they duplicate anything in /sbin or /usr/bin? Were their manual pages retained as well? Does /etc/alternatives point to any of them?

#UsrMerge #Fedora #RPM

The Solus project successfully finished the usr-merge and transitioned over to the new Polaris epoch (epoch means a new binary version of the package repository), want to remove Python 2 and replace the Software Center with either GNOME Software or Discover

https://getsol.us/2025/10/11/a-new-epoch-begins/

#solusos #soluslinux #eopkg #usrmerge #linux #linuxdesktop #opensource #freesoftware

Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/alpine-linux-is-moving-to-a-usr-merged-file-system-layout

Alpine Linux is moving to a /usr-merged filesystem layout.

https://alpinelinux.org/posts/2025-10-01-usr-merge.html

#AlpineLinux #usrmerge

Repackaging #libpng12-0 for use on #Debian and #Ubuntu usrmerge versions https://jay.gooby.org/2022/08/10/repackaging-libpng12-0-for-use-on-debian-and-unbutu-usrmerge-versions

I used this to make #WeirdWorlds run on the latest #LinuxMint. You may have to purge the #usrmerge package before it'll let you install your custom libpng12.

#Linux

#usrmerge 💩

Right now Linux forums are 60% #usrmerge issues and 40% #nvidia graphics issues...

the same issues again and again

the same questions already answered

all searchable through multiple engines

laziness on the part of users does not make an experienced admin want to help

#usrmerge has screwed my #debian vm

#usrmerge is bare shit

Debian: UsrMerge kommt endlich voran

https://opensocial.at/display/59c238fc-6465-2f77-6443-952530944389

@climagic: Nice to still see people use separate /usr/ partitions despite the unholy alliance of #usrmerge and #systemd seem to have taken over most of the #Linux world.

#usrmerge considered harmful, once again. Citing from the changelog of #Debian's glibc 2.30-4:

debhelper.in/libc.preinst, debian/rules.d/debhelper.mk: there is no easy way to check if a file belongs to a package with usrmerge. Just drop all safety checks... Closes: https://bugs.debian.org/954915

(Bug number replaced by bug URL for clarity and to avoid it being recognised as hashtag.)