On 2011-09-09 13:35, Alex Schuster wrote: > When I switched to using an initramfs, it was not very complicated. I > simply use genkernel. With CLEAN="no" and MRPROPER="no", it uses my > /usr/src/linux/.config and does not change the kernel options. Then comes > genkernel --install --lvm -luks all, and I have kernel and initramfs
And for those that like to do without genkernel? Again, adding another layer for things to go wrong. > I don't get this one. Why do you want to copy an existing /usr partition > to another one? He said he wishes to move his /usr to a spare partition (the part about KDE4)... I assume his /usr currently resides on / (or maybe a smaller partition that he cannot easily expand). > Yes, I also feel sorry for guys like Alan. But for us desktop users > I think's it's not such a big deal. I'm a desktop and a (personal server) user and I think it's quite a big deal. I want simplicity; adding layers increases complexity. I think it's the same for Dale and most other people objecting to this. To me it's a very big deal (this is a deal breaker, or close to it). I've been using Linux continously since around 1998 (well, I did my first install on my amiga 4000 in 1995 using 9 floppy disks, don't remember the distro) and I've been using (not much administration though) Solaris, AIX and HP-UX since around that time as well (at school & at work). It seems some developers are hell bent on inventing Windows all over again (this goes not only for udev but also for Gnome and their supporting libraries)... Best regards Peter K
