X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fkernel-install.xml;h=178ad1d2bd22a2c2739ec753dd77a06161124b9f;hp=8c2abc747c1e432cde86b07dd0e8069388f65dcc;hb=c16d01af5771bdc20171e81855dc1ef83326c10d;hpb=8f51399e75e5d0d0741ecb18c549a57840bd1cc3 diff --git a/man/kernel-install.xml b/man/kernel-install.xml index 8c2abc747..178ad1d2b 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. @@ -90,21 +90,25 @@ along with systemd; If not, see . /usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install and /etc/kernel/install.d/*.install with the arguments - -add KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ - + add KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ The kernel-install plugin 50-depmod.install runs depmod for the KERNEL-VERSION. - The kernel-install plugin 90-loaderentry.install copies + The kernel-install plugin + 90-loaderentry.install copies KERNEL-IMAGE to /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/linux. - It 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 + The title of the entry is the + PRETTY_NAME parameter specified + in /etc/os-release or + /usr/lib/os-release (if the former is + missing), 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. @@ -112,11 +116,9 @@ add KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHI 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/ - + remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MACHINE-ID/KERNEL-VERSION/ kernel-install removes the entire directory @@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ 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. @@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ remove KERNEL-VERSION /boot/MA /etc/os-release + /usr/lib/os-release The content of the file specifies the operating system title PRETTY_NAME.