Bug#312561: ITP: initramfs -- tools to create an initramfs

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

maximilian attems wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: maximilian attems <debian@sternwelten.at>
> 
> * Package name    : initramfs
>   Version         : 0.7
>   Upstream Author : Jeff Bailey <jbailey@raspberryginger.com>
> * URL             : http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/Initramfs
> * License         : PUBLIC DOMAIN
>   Description     : tools for generating an initramfs
> 
> This package contains tools to create an initramfs archive for prepackaged 
> Linux kernel. The initramfs is an cpio archive. At boot time, the kernel 
> unpacks that archive, mounts and uses it as initial root filesystem.

What does it better than cpio?


Thiemo