Re: why kernel-image.udeb
On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 07:55:24PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 07:06:02PM +0200, Steinar H. Gunderson wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The businesscard .iso is now about ~60MB, which probably won't even fit on
> > most "businesscard"-sized CDs. Could somebody please answer:
>
> [several questions why the image is so large]
> I afford myself the luxury that some team member will answer.
>
> >
> > - Really, what do you need the kernel-image udebs for at all?
> That is where I can help.
>
> The "d-i-boot-kernel" does not has to be the "base-config-boot-kernel",
> e.g. network boot, run d-i, reboot from harddisk and run base-config.
> It is the modular concept of Debian Installer.
Do we really need kernel-image udebs on the iso? I can see that we
might want some kernel module udebs. We might consider a kernel-image
deb (not udeb), but I don't see the point, when it is supposed to be a
_net_ install.
Richard
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