Re: should an end user stick to a kernel with an initrd?

To: Debian User <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: should an end user stick to a kernel with an initrd?
From: Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:00:14 -0400
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On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Regid Ichira <regid23@nt1.in> wrote:
>
> Now, considering that an initrd requires a lot more software, I
> think that an initrd should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.

"A lot more software"?! Installing initramfs-tools will just pull in
klibc-utils, libklibc, and busybox!

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