Bug#448316: apt does not work in initramfs
On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 12:18:25PM -0200, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> > As you know, initramfs images must be fairly small in order to netboot,
> > but once they are booted, they can expand. So I am including apt-get
> > and in this case just the bare minimum required to run MySQL in the
> > initramfs, and the user can then install whatever mysql support packages
> > they want after they have booted.
>
> Well but then user would need to reinstall the packages every time
> machine is rebooted, wouldn't it?
Yes, but part of the value of software appliances is that they are
stateless. You can think of them like a LiveCD. So I want users to be
able to add packages at runtime, and if they decided they want them to
be there permanently I will make a new appliance with a stripped-down
package included.
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