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diff --git a/man/kernel-install.xml b/man/kernel-install.xml
index 9c2ecc48b..929ceef4a 100644
--- a/man/kernel-install.xml
+++ b/man/kernel-install.xml
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ along with systemd; If not, see .
located in the directory /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/
and the local administration directory /etc/kernel/install.d/.
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 /etc/kernel/install.d/ take precedence over files with the same name
in /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/. This can be used to override a system-supplied
executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in /etc/kernel/install.d/
with the same name as an executable in /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/,
pointing to /dev/null, disables the executable entirely. Executables must have the
- extension .install; other extensions are ignored.
+ extension .install; other extensions are ignored.
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ along with systemd; If not, see .
add KERNEL-VERSION KERNEL-IMAGE
- calls every executable
+ kernel-install creates the directory
+ /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/
+ and calls every executable
/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install and
/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install with
the arguments
@@ -93,23 +95,24 @@ add KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHI
- kernel-install copies
+ The kernel-install plugin 50-depmod.install runs depmod for the KERNEL-VERSION.
+
+ The kernel-install plugin 90-loaderentry.install copies
KERNEL-IMAGE to
/boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/linux.
-
-
- kernel-install 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
/boot/loader/entries/MACHINE-ID-KERNEL-VERSION.conf.
+ The title of the entry is the PRETTY_NAME parameter specified in /etc/os-release,
+ or "Linux KERNEL-VERSION", if unset.
If the file initrd is found next to the
linux file, the initrd will be added to
the configuration.
- remove KERNEL-VERSION KERNEL-IMAGE
+ remove KERNEL-VERSION
- calls every executable /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install
+ Calls every executable /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install
and /etc/kernel/install.d/*.install with the arguments
remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/
@@ -117,9 +120,10 @@ remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MA
kernel-install removes the entire directory
- /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/
- and the file
- /boot/loader/entries/MACHINE-ID-KERNEL-VERSION.conf
+ /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ afterwards.
+
+ The kernel-install plugin 90-loaderentry.install removes the file
+ /boot/loader/entries/MACHINE-ID-KERNEL-VERSION.conf.
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MA
/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install
- Drop-in files, which are executed by kernel-install.
+ Drop-in files which are executed by kernel-install.
@@ -167,7 +171,7 @@ remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MA
/etc/os-release
- The content of the file specifies the operating system id OS-ID.
+ The content of the file specifies the operating system title PRETTY_NAME.