On Thursday 11 February 2010, Tom Hacohen wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Al Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 10 February 2010, Tom Hacohen wrote:
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > I already sent an email about it in the past. At the moment, we have
> > > too many installed kernel modules by default. This is plain annoying,
> > > wastes space, and makes system upgrades slower.
> > > I updated the page (
> > > http://trac.shr-project.org/trac/wiki/Kernel%20Modules). Please add
> > > your comments.
> > > Please fill both of the lists and follow the gudelines in the intro.
> > >
> > > This is very important and will make upgrading less painfull. I know
> > > it's not an easy topic but please try your best. Also, as suggested
> > > there, please add to the "lsmod list" any modules you have which are
> > > not
> >
> > already
> >
> > > there.
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot,
> >
> > Can we use metapackages to break the modules into easy to install
> > classes? That would keep the default list reasonably small without making
> > life difficult for those with a minority interest. Classes might include:
> >
> > USB Mass Storage - for card readers, usb hdds and cd/dvd drives,
> > includign filesystem modules
> > USB Networking - for ethernet and wifi dongles
> > USB HID - for keyboards, gamepads, etc.
> > Advanced packet filtering - for more esoteric firewall and traffic
> > shaping needs
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
>
> That's a good idea, please open a ticket.
Added #948. Also added proposal to the wiki page.
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