-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 11/27/2015 05:01 PM, Elliott Mitchell wrote: > Package: util-linux Version: 2.20.1-5.3 > > Sorry, I hate to have to report it, but as of 4.2 the x86 (both > ia32 and amd64) Linux kernel still supports the features > manipulated by these commands. Until the Linux kernel removes > these features, removal of the commands is quite premature. I'm > cringing at having to report it, but under the right circumstances > they're still handy to have.
Seriously? These tools were only useful for booting linux directly from floppy disk with no boot loader, which went out of style what? 15 years ago? The last time I used this must have been 1998 or so. I don't think I have *seen* a floppy drive in 10 years. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJWWh8WAAoJEBB5UWFcu6UWTJMIAJ/7fhy9DwLvlDg5bCmc8i25 vKF4P+KS3/1T1mM8bMRrSIsyih3iU4iQ0YdwrTMwB0Pjc8jiv5WXhHGUsYLOeVIK mtpkk5ditD6riBGkh7jAVtSbtAZiO7gzJaKJK155WjW2czvVxjWU9UiNCrSUwEP9 Tl9XqQ550iIVaot5by89W//3sVm+MX16s3NAmnPcMigCAhMPwnqF//d7liYcoKPa Kk52thn0JDh1/n0xTfjoZ2WIKNHmdynt+weuwENqP9W4tyV9j/3yl/CrxfEsbNP6 v0MtHm6YxYvphlnmmKiqgZl0RTxjHofEnJY9sIWzVrOOuS+BUTAcar9Xo7kVtnc= =YImB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
