On Saturday, 13 November at 22:31, Didier Kryn wrote:
Le 13/11/2021 à 20:46, Steve Litt a écrit :
(snip)
Hi Karl,
I think it's more than just a little time. Every time the kernel
updates, you need to get the new kernel's source, recompile, and
replace the new kernel.
It *is* an interesting idea though.
AFAIR you can install a Debian/Devuan system without installing a
kernel package. I did it still a decade ago on Powerpc-based SBCs: I
compiled my own kernel and built my own initramfs and it prepared the
system in a way that mimicked what Debian was expecting to find after
the pivot-root. I did it with a custom initramfs because the boards were
diskless but you can always do all this initial preparation from a
dedicated partition if you prefer. The thing is after that you must
switch to Debian proper by a pivot-root or switch-root.
(snip)
For what it's worth, I can confirm this : I ran a BeagleBoneBlack build of
Devuan for a while and was rather surprised one day to discover that it had
no kernel package installed at all. The kernel and initramfs where packed
into a u-boot file and once loaded, the OS didn't care.
- Antoine
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