On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 08:41:33AM -0500, Richard Hoskins wrote:
> Roberto Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > What I want to know is when dpkg/apt will support grub. I roll my
> > own kernels, and (naturally) use dpkg to install them. I like how
> > dpkg automatically updates the symlinks and runs lilo. One of the
> > reasons I have resisted installing grub is the lack of automated
> > support. Does anyone know for sure?
> > With grub there are no symlinks to update and such. The menu file has
> to be updated, but that is done with update-grub, so there is not a
> lot left to automate. Just run update-grub after installing your new
> kernel, and you should be all right. (Check the menu file before
> rebooting, of course.)
> If the menu entry points to /vmlinuz, you do not have to check anything.
Everytime a kernel image is installed via dpkg, /vmlinuz is linked to
the latest kernel image in /boot. So, with grub one does not have to do
anything.
Regards,
Yup. I just figured that out. GRUB is actually much simpler than I thought.
-Roberto
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