apt-get install gobby-infinote gobby -c gobby.debian.org -n debconf13/bof/dracut dracut as default initramfs creator? * 020-2 is in stable * 031-1 in unstable, use this also in stable * 032 will move arch from all to any (dracut-install) * * what about archs that are not supported by Redhat? * Unlikely that there is anything arch-specific, but ELF parsing in dracut-install should be checked * dracut-install.c * which dracut modules are missing in Debian? * Just install all of them * live-boot support - as discussed before, all boot related stuff should go into dracut (mainline) itself, the persistency stuff should be kept in live-boot (used by the initramfs-tools backend as well) * What is the procedure to add things to customize the RAMFS when using dracut? * Example: how to install support in cloud-init-ramfstools (initramfs growroot) --> Answer: add a folder with files in /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d * How do I install Debian with dracut with grub? with extlinux? --> It just overrides the initramfs file, so there's nothing special to do * coexistence of initramfs-tools and dracut needed? - no(?) * How many packages would need to be modified to achieve dracut support all over in Debian? * packages shipping initramfs-tools config: 37 hooks 5 conf-hooks.d 28 scripts * Installer would need some changes to ask questions for dracut configuration instead of initramfs-tools d-i packages that reference initramfs-tools: hw-detect flash-kernel base-installer documentation * CD images might need a change in package list todo for thomas :) - include all modules into the debian package with the next upload - probably add configuration option (debconf?) to keep backup initrd around (in case stuff would break, e.g. on initramfs-tools->dracut upgrade); daniel will send patch for that. - Add support for multiarch: example of kernel amd64 installed on a i386 system wouldn't have it's dependency satisfied unless dracut is multiarch: foreign (ben to do the bug report). i18n: - keyboard foo (important; luksOpen and friends) - font foo (not so much, but still nice) daniel can sent patches or more info about it later on