Hi Gioele, Gioele Barabucci <gioele@svario.it> (2025-01-13): > currently d-i installs `linux-image-$arch` regardless of the kind of > machine it is installed on. That's the general idea but that's not really what's actually happening (devil, details, etc.). > When used inside a virtual machine, it could make sense to ask the > user if they want to install linux-image-cloud-$arch instead, as it > comes with a reduced set of modules and dependencies and fits better > the needs of modern VMs. > > Detecting whether d-i is running inside virtualized environment could > be done using `systemd-detect-virt` or `dmidecode --string > processor-manufacturer`. You could look into the base-installer package: https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/base-installer (A non-prehistoric example can be found in kernel/mips64el.sh) Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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