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* Can I delete /boot/initrd-tree?R2-D2
+- Re: Can I delete /boot/initrd-tree?John McCue
`* Re: Can I delete /boot/initrd-tree?Giovanni
 `- Re: Can I delete /boot/initrd-tree?R2-D2

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Subject: Can I delete /boot/initrd-tree?
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 19:14:23 +0100
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 by: R2-D2 - Wed, 9 Mar 2022 18:14 UTC

Hi all, I'm reading
https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd

I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only during the creation
of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on every subsequent boot?

Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly delete it. I'd save about
37MB.

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 by: John McCue - Wed, 9 Mar 2022 20:18 UTC

R2-D2 <r2-d2@outer.space> wrote:
> Hi all, I'm reading
> https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd
>
> I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only
> during the creation of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on
> every subsequent boot?
>
> Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly
> delete it. I'd save about 37MB.

I just built a new initrd.gz today for the updated kernel,
I noticed it had old files plus new files. So that makes
me think it is used to build new initrd.gz files.

You can try moving /boot/initrd-tree to /initrd-tree,
create a symb link to /boot then reboot to see what
happens.

John

--
[t]csh(1) - "An elegant shell, for a more... civilized age."
- Paraphrasing Star Wars

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From: lsodgf0@home.net.it (Giovanni)
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Subject: Re: Can I delete /boot/initrd-tree?
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:42:39 +0100
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 by: Giovanni - Thu, 10 Mar 2022 09:42 UTC

On 3/9/22 19:14, R2-D2 wrote:
> Hi all, I'm reading
> https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd
>
> I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only during the
> creation of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on every subsequent boot?
>
> Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly delete it. I'd
> save about 37MB.

Yes you can delete the directory and its content.

The command mkinitrd has an option to clear the tree first ( -c ) and it
is recommended.

The script /var/lib/pkgtools/setup/setup.01.mkinitrd generates during
the installation process, a command line for mkinitrd which includes the
-c option to get a fresh, clean initrd image based on the new kernel.

Ciao
Giovanni
--
A computer is like an air conditioner,
it stops working when you open Windows.
< http://giovanni.homelinux.net/ >

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 by: R2-D2 - Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:18 UTC

Giovanni wrote on 3/10/22 10:42:
> On 3/9/22 19:14, R2-D2 wrote:
>> Hi all, I'm reading
>> https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd
>>
>> I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only during the
>> creation of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on every subsequent boot?
>>
>> Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly delete it. I'd save
>> about 37MB.
>
> Yes you can delete the directory and its content.

Thanks, done. Rebooted flawlessly. Now I can go on with the latest kernel update.

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