Re: Changing the kernel to be installed.

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Subject: Re: Changing the kernel to be installed.
From: stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 14:44:03 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 20051119134403.GD16713@gpm.stappers.nl>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 200511182045.11881.aragorn@tiscali.nl>
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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.


Now that d-i is more mature,
people will what to change the kernel to be installed.

Having kernel-installer in a separate programm
will benefit those development.


Cheers
Geert Stappers

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