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



On Mon, 2014-08-04 at 12:14 +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> 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.

Agree, this was only important for the big jump from 2.4 to 2.6.

> > 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.

Just say Linux; there's no point in making a version distinction here.

> > ===================================================================
> > --- 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.

I agree.

> > @@ -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.

I agree.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
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