David Wright composed on 2023-01-28 09:10 (UTC-0600): > On Sat 28 Jan 2023 at 03:15:11 (-0500), Felix Miata wrote:
>> I thought only Windows was like that, but apparently not always. I keep my >> initramfs configuration set to =dep. > And is that the reason behind, and cure for, your mushrooming initrd > size complaint in https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2022/11/msg00331.html More detail follows: # inxi -S --vs inxi 3.3.24-00 (2022-12-10) System: Host: big31 Kernel: 6.0.0-6-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Trinity Distro: Debian GNU/Linux bookworm/sid # ls -Gg /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 1582 Sep 12 04:21 /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf # diff -u1 /etc/initramfs-tools/.initramfs.conf.07dpkg-dist /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf --- /etc/initramfs-tools/.initramfs.conf.07dpkg-dist 2022-06-20 16:54:17.000000000 -0400 +++ /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf 2022-09-12 04:21:09.000000000 -0400 @@ -19,3 +19,3 @@ -MODULES=most +MODULES=dep # ls -Gg /boot/initrd.img-5.16.0-6* /boot/initrd.img-5.19* /boot/initrd.img-6* -rw-r--r-- 1 7554203 Apr 22 2022 /boot/initrd.img-5.16.0-6-amd64 -rw-r--r-- 1 8324160 Sep 12 04:26 /boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-1-amd64 -rw-r--r-- 1 34597945 Nov 2 17:57 /boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-2-amd64 -rw-r--r-- 1 23955561 Jan 31 17:58 /boot/initrd.img-6.0.0-6-amd64 # -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata