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Bug#756996: mentions of 2.6 kernel in the d-i manual



Hello,

Holger Wansing, le Mon 04 Aug 2014 11:55:43 +0200, a écrit :
> Please note that I have added an entity for the default kernel series
> shipped with the respective release.
> Would it be worse to add such an entity? 

I'm actually surprised it wasn't there already.:

> Is 3.14 kernel for Jessie correct?

Recent mails said it'd rather be 3.16

> Index: en/appendix/files.xml
> ===================================================================
> --- en/appendix/files.xml	(Revision 69218)
> +++ en/appendix/files.xml	(Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -202,7 +202,8 @@
>  <para>
>  
>  A standard installation for the amd64 architecture, including all standard
> -packages and using the default 2.6 kernel, takes up &std-system-size;MB of disk space.
> +packages and using the default &linuxkernelseries-ver; kernel, takes up to
> +&std-system-size;MB of disk space.
>  A minimal base installation, without the <quote>Standard system</quote>
>  task selected, will take &base-system-size;MB.

Well, I'm not sure it's actually useful to mention the kernel version
at all actually. Mentioning the precise version (3.16) seems really
pointless at least.

> Index: en/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml
> ===================================================================
> --- en/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml	(Revision 69218)
> +++ en/install-methods/tftp/rarp.xml	(Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
>  
>  </para><para>
>  
> -On a RARP server system using a Linux 2.4 or 2.6 kernel, or Solaris/SunOS,
> +On a RARP server system using a Linux 2.4, 2.6 or 3.x kernel, or Solaris/SunOS,

I would rather patch into "Linux 2.4 and further". The functionality is
not to go away any time soon, even in a 4.x etc. timeframe.

> ===================================================================
> --- en/partitioning/tree.xml	(Revision 69218)
> +++ en/partitioning/tree.xml	(Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
>    <entry>Mount point for mounting a file system temporarily</entry>
>  </row><row>
>    <entry><filename>proc</filename></entry>
> -  <entry>Virtual directory for system information (2.4 and 2.6 kernels)</entry>
> +  <entry>Virtual directory for system information (2.4, 2.6 and 3.x kernels)</entry>

I wouldn't even mention the version: I've seen /proc for as long as I
can remember.

> @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
>    <entry>Essential system binaries</entry>
>  </row><row>
>    <entry><filename>sys</filename></entry>
> -  <entry>Virtual directory for system information (2.6 kernels)</entry>
> +  <entry>Virtual directory for system information (2.6 and 3.x kernels)</entry>

I'd rather patch into "Linux 2.6 and further", I don't think /sys is to
go away.

Samuel


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