Bug#1031118: systemd-boot should create boot loader entries for the installed kernels
On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:40:55 + Luca Boccassi wrote: > On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:40:19 +0100 Marco d'Itri wrote: > > Also: at least we need to run "bootctl update" on package updates. > > Ah good point, completely forgot about this, will send a MR. https://salsa.debian.org/systemd-team/systemd/-/merge_requests/191 -- Kind regards, Luca Boccassi signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#1031118: systemd-boot should create boot loader entries for the installed kernels
On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:40:19 +0100 Marco d'Itri wrote: > On Feb 12, Michael Biebl wrote: > > > I think this only makes sense if systemd-boot is actually the active > > bootloader, which is why the existing hook scripts also have a "bootctl > > is-installed --quiet || exit 0" check. > I think that you are right, but then we currently have a significant > usability problem because "bootctl install" does not generate the > configuration by itself. > > Are there still any reasons at this point why systemd-boot should not be > enabled if the package is installed? > What grub does is ask a debconf question, but is there any NEED to > actually ask a debconf question, considering that we do not have all the > complexity of BIOS systems anymore and bootctl can automatically figure > where sd-boot needs to be installed? I agree, we should just make it enable itself on install, like we did for systemd-resolved. It's a separate package, not pulled in by anything - if you install it, it means you want to use it. It's been available in testing for a while, and apart from a few fixes for the scripts at the beginning, there's been no complaints so far. > Also: at least we need to run "bootctl update" on package updates. Ah good point, completely forgot about this, will send a MR. -- Kind regards, Luca Boccassi signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Bug#1031118: systemd-boot should create boot loader entries for the installed kernels
On Feb 12, Michael Biebl wrote: > I think this only makes sense if systemd-boot is actually the active > bootloader, which is why the existing hook scripts also have a "bootctl > is-installed --quiet || exit 0" check. I think that you are right, but then we currently have a significant usability problem because "bootctl install" does not generate the configuration by itself. Are there still any reasons at this point why systemd-boot should not be enabled if the package is installed? What grub does is ask a debconf question, but is there any NEED to actually ask a debconf question, considering that we do not have all the complexity of BIOS systems anymore and bootctl can automatically figure where sd-boot needs to be installed? Also: at least we need to run "bootctl update" on package updates. -- ciao, Marco signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Bug#1031118: systemd-boot should create boot loader entries for the installed kernels
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Am 12.02.23 um 02:29 schrieb Marco d'Itri:
Package: systemd-boot
Version: 252.5-2
Severity: normal
systemd-boot.postinst should create boot loader entries for the
currently installed kernels.
Something like this should work:
for kernel in /boot/vmlinuz-*; do
kernel-install add "${kernel#*/vmlinuz-}" "$kernel"
done
I think this only makes sense if systemd-boot is actually the active
bootloader, which is why the existing hook scripts also have a "bootctl
is-installed --quiet || exit 0" check.
See also
https://salsa.debian.org/systemd-team/systemd/-/merge_requests/138#note_299022
https://salsa.debian.org/systemd-team/systemd/-/merge_requests/138/diffs?commit_id=6f8062cbb37508fe386da500f99d2e7313390c80
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Bug#1031118: systemd-boot should create boot loader entries for the installed kernels
Package: systemd-boot
Version: 252.5-2
Severity: normal
systemd-boot.postinst should create boot loader entries for the
currently installed kernels.
Something like this should work:
for kernel in /boot/vmlinuz-*; do
kernel-install add "${kernel#*/vmlinuz-}" "$kernel"
done
--
ciao,
Marco
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