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



On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:00:14 -0400 (EDT), Tom H <tomh0665@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> "A lot more software"?! Installing initramfs-tools will just pull in
> klibc-utils, libklibc, and busybox!

Also, one can limit the size of the initial RAM file system itself by using

   modules=dep

in /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/driver-policy.  This attempts to include only
items required for booting in the initial RAM file system.

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