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Re: [RFR] Restructuring of kernel selection in base-installer

From: Geert Stappers <stappers(at)stappers.nl>
Date: Sat Jul 21 2007 - 04:12:26 EDT

Op 20-07-2007 om 08:19 schreef Frans Pop:
> This change also prepares the way to support preseeding.
> Up till now users were basically unable to preseed which kernel to use.
> This patch makes that possible in the most natural way: using the
> base-installer/kernel/image template. Preseeding "none" - in case you
> don't want to install a kernel - is supported too.

The 'base-installer/kernel/image=none' is good!

It reduces base-installer to installing base stuff. It allows skipping kernel installs to disk in favor to installs in flash memory. Installs on "embedded hardware" will benefit from it.

Cheers
Geert Stappers

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