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#1 2010-01-24 01:30:18
- Carlwill
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Removing /var/games
After a fresh install I noticed /var/games and it's owned by the 'games' group. I found this useless and cluttering on my server so I want to know if I can remove the 'games' group without causing any negative performance to my server? Also I would obviously remove the /var/games directory...
Anyone with experience know if this is OK or if I should leave it?
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#2 2010-01-24 03:08:32
- Cyrusm
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Re: Removing /var/games
If you're not planning on having any games on your server, I don't see any harm in removing it. as far as I know, the games directory/group is just there so you may control user access to game software and shouldn't tie in to any other part of the system or anything crazy like that.
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#3 2010-01-24 03:14:05
- Carlwill
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Re: Removing /var/games
So simply running the following command should remove all:
groupdel games
rm -rf /var/games./
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#4 2010-01-24 05:10:16
- n0dix
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Re: Removing /var/games
You can try first delete the packages gnome-games and gnome-games-extra-data. Then look if you delete all the games, if it is not, then remove the folder. I prefer in that way to ensure don't get a problem with the dependences or something.
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#5 2010-01-24 16:21:02
- Carlwill
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Re: Removing /var/games
You can try first delete the packages gnome-games and gnome-games-extra-data. Then look if you delete all the games, if it is not, then remove the folder. I prefer in that way to ensure don't get a problem with the dependences or something.
Thats not right. I have no "Gnome" packages installed at all. This is a bare minimal install and Arch still installs the 'games' user group and /var/games directory.
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#6 2010-01-24 16:28:32
- Misfit138
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Re: Removing /var/games
Hey come on.
UNIX was invented so that Ken Thompson could play Space Travel on his used PDP-7. That directory has quite a history, have some respect! 
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