Move /tmp from tmpfs to USB

Mark Fisher · 19 Jun 2021, 23:24

I have change /overlay to be on a USB drive but my /tmp directory appears to be too small and so pip3 is failing to install some modules. How can I change the /tmp directory to just be on the 32GB USB drive?

Thanks

crispyoz · 20 Jun 2021, 05:21

@Mark-Fisher tmp is setup in the kernel but pip but also works with the environment variable TMPDIR, so you shold be able to work with that. Not sure if pip3 does but give it a shot.