Brian composed on 2020-03-01 13:26 (UTC): > On Sat 29 Feb 2020 at 19:15:12 -0600, David Wright wrote:
>> On Sat 29 Feb 2020 at 19:17:39 (+0100), Mikhail Morfikov wrote: >>> # ls -al / >>> ... >>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2020-02-14 17:22:18 initrd.img -> >>> boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-4-amd64 >>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 2020-02-24 00:37:53 initrd.img.old -> >>> boot/initrd.img-5.5.4-amd64 >>> ... >>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 2020-02-14 17:22:18 vmlinuz -> >>> boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-4-amd64 >>> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 2020-02-24 00:37:53 vmlinuz.old -> >>> boot/vmlinuz-5.5.4-amd64 >>> So I have a question here: what's the purpose of the links? >> They're a convenience. If you want them kept in /boot, then edit >> /etc/kernel-img.conf and linux-update-symlinks will recreate them >> there when the kernel is updated. Ditto if you want them removed. > They are also useful to reference on the linux and initrd lines when > booting with GRUB to rescue a system. I'd leave them there. + + + :-) Grub does not like symlinks to un-versioned kernel and initrd in /boot/. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is religion, not science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
