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This requires, however, that lilo be run after each kernel installation. This can be automated,
by setting do_bootloader =yes in /etc/kernel-img.conf.
In most cases, grub will be your bootloader, and the default configuration will execute updategrub
after each installation or removal of a kernel in order for the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file
(or /boot/grub/menu.lst with GRUB Legacy) to be updated. This allows all installed kernels
to be displayed (and available) in the GRUB menu at boot time.
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook = update-grub
Example 8.7
Kernel package configuration file
8.11.2. Installing with dpkg
Using apt-get is so convenient that it makes it easy to forget about the lower-level tools, but the
easiest way of installing a compiled kernel is to use a command such as dpkg -i package.deb,
where package.deb is the name of a linux-image package such as linux-image-2.6.32-falcot_
1_i386.deb.
The configuration steps described in this chapter are basic and can lead both to a server system
or a workstation, and it can be massively duplicated in semi-automated ways. However,
it is not enough by itself to provide a fully configured system. A few pieces are still in need of
configuration, starting with low-level programs known as the “Unix services”.
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