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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:40:40 +0200
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Optional /usr merge in Gentoo
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On 19/08/2013 16:20, Alecks Gates wrote:
> Can someone please explain to me what's so hard and/or complicated
> about making an initramfs? At this point in time it's extremely
> simple for me, but I only manage relatively simple systems (although
> I'd like that to change soon). All I do is add one extra line (for
> example - "dracut -H --kver=3.11.0-rc6") to my kernel install
> procedure.
Precisely. It's not hard, it's actually almost automatable.
It's vastly simpler than configuring a kernel, something we all seem to
take in our stride and wear as badges of honour. It's arguably even
easier than figuring grub out the first time through.
--
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com