Public bug reported:
When the linux-image package is installed, it creates symlinks from the
root directory:
# ls -l /
initrd.img -> /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-13-generic
vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic
This is needed for booting the currently installed kernel (managed from
within the distro for security updates etc) in certain environments,
such as virtual hosts or root-NFS booting.
The bug is that the initrd.img symlink is absolute, since the
test_relative() perl function checks for the presence of the initrd.img
file, which is created after the postinst scripts runs, so it assumes a
absolute symlink is needed. This isn't the case for the vmlinuz file,
since it is shipped.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1248053
Title:
initrd.img symlink is absolute
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
When the linux-image package is installed, it creates symlinks from
the root directory:
# ls -l /
initrd.img -> /boot/initrd.img-3.11.0-13-generic
vmlinuz -> boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-13-generic
This is needed for booting the currently installed kernel (managed
from within the distro for security updates etc) in certain
environments, such as virtual hosts or root-NFS booting.
The bug is that the initrd.img symlink is absolute, since the
test_relative() perl function checks for the presence of the
initrd.img file, which is created after the postinst scripts runs, so
it assumes a absolute symlink is needed. This isn't the case for the
vmlinuz file, since it is shipped.
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