On Thu, Feb 06, 2025 at 05:20:07PM +0100, Eduard Bloch wrote: > > Shouldn't this package have a corresponding -dkms package? > > Maybe, but IMHO there is not much public interest in that kernel module > except for very specialized Live Linux distros, i.e. I cannot remember > anyone reporting this wish. > > @Klaus: do we actually need cloop nowadays? It is an isolated project, > and there is at least one alternative called squashfs, which is > apparently well maintained and supports modern compression (Zstandard).
I just checked Knoppix 9.1, which is the latest public release dated January 2021, and it uses cloop. I think all the other live distros have switched to squashfs however :) Best, Chris
