Re: Changing the kernel to be installed.

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Geert Stappers wrote:
> Package: debian-installer, base-installer, kernel-installer
> Version: SCM
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> > > Just before the grub installation, the debian installer download the
> > > 2.6.8-2 default kernel. I want to know how to change the downloaded
> > > kernel version.
> > 
> > The kernel used is determined by base-installer which just checks what's 
> > available.
> 
> 
> That reminds me to the annoyance of doing complete base install again
> whenever kernel install failed.
> 
> 
> Please split kernel-install from base-install.

JFTR, the were once separate packages, and were IIRC integrated when
this made it easier to implement decently working progress bars.

I don't know how relevant the reasons for that change are today.


Thiemo