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On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:51:04 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: |
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> /boot/grub/grub.cfg itself is 111 lines. Its not the most complex |
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> script going but for me it would take some serious study for an hour |
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> or more to figure out what is happening in it. But of course you are |
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> not supposed to edit grub.cfg directly. |
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But you can if you wish. |
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> It is orders of magnitude more complicated in my opinion... I'm not |
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> sure what the advantages are supposed to be. |
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Better automation. |
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> Also, its not clear how one would install a new kernel. Where to put |
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> the information and so forth. |
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See above. You don't put anything anywhere when installing a new kernel, |
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just run grub-update and it will be found and added to the menu. At the |
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same time, any old kernels you have deleted will be removed. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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System halted - hit any Microsoft employee to continue. |
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