On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 08:54:47AM -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:06:28 -0400 (EDT), Joel Roth wrote:
> >
> > I'm not using it! The above linux-image package invokes it.
> >
> > I never asked for it. If I remove yaird, the linux-image package
> > complains that it doesn't find mkinitrd.yaird.
> >
> > Even if I generate the initrd.img file using a different
> > utility, the linux-image package still tries (and fails)
> > to invoke mkinitrd.yaird every time.
> >
> > I have installed update-initramfs, however the linux-image
> > package still looks for yaird.
> >
> > Nothing in /etc/alternatives suggests an alterative.
> >
> > I like apt's dependency management, but it does bring
> > another level of complexity.
>
> Check for hook scripts in /etc/kernel/postinst.d and
> /etc/kernel/postrm.d that may not get purged when the yaird
> package is purged. That's where I would look first.
> There's also /etc/kernel/preinst.d and /etc/kernel/prerm.d.
> You should also check /etc/initramfs/post-update.d for hook
> scripts, but I'd be surprised if yaird dropped anything in
> there.
Somehow I'd missed this before:
grep -r yaird /etc/*
/etc/kernel-img.conf: ramdisk = /usr/sbin/mkinitrd.yaird
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