located in the directory <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>
and the local administration directory <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>.
All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical order, regardless of the directory in
- which they live. However, files with identical file names replace each other.
+ which they live. However, files with identical filenames replace each other.
Files in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> take precedence over files with the same name
in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied
executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>
with the same name as an executable in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>,
pointing to /dev/null, disables the executable entirely. Executables must have the
- extension .install; other extensions are ignored.</para>
+ extension <literal>.install</literal>; other extensions are ignored.</para>
</refsect1>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>add <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>calls every executable
+ <para><command>kernel-install</command> creates the directory
+ <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
+ and calls every executable
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> and
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with
the arguments
</programlisting>
</para>
- <para><command>kernel-install</command> copies
+ <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>50-depmod.install</filename> runs depmod for the <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.</para>
+
+ <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> copies
<replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable> to
<filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/linux</filename>.
- </para>
-
- <para><command>kernel-install</command> also creates a boot
- loader entry according to the boot loader specification in
+ It also creates a boot loader entry according to the boot loader specification in
<filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
+ The title of the entry is the <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable> parameter specified in <filename>/etc/os-release</filename>,
+ or "Linux <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>", if unset.
If the file <filename>initrd</filename> is found next to the
<filename>linux</filename> file, the initrd will be added to
the configuration.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>remove</command> <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <replaceable>KERNEL-IMAGE</replaceable></term>
+ <term><command>remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
+ <para>Calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
and <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with the arguments
<programlisting>
remove <replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable> <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
</para>
<para><command>kernel-install</command> removes the entire directory
- <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename>
- and the file
- <filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename></para>
+ <filename>/boot/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>/<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>/</filename> afterwards.</para>
+
+ <para>The kernel-install plugin <filename>90-loaderentry.install</filename> removes the file
+ <filename>/boot/loader/entries/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable>-<replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable>.conf</filename>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
- <para>Drop-in files, which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
+ <para>Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<filename>/etc/os-release</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
- <para>The content of the file specifies the operating system id <replaceable>OS-ID</replaceable>.</para>
+ <para>The content of the file specifies the operating system title <replaceable>PRETTY_NAME</replaceable>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>