[Bug 58717] Re: Risk of conflicts if another linux distribution is installed using the same boot partition: simlink /boot/initrd.img

[Phillip Susi]

Closing due to lack of response.


** Changed in: initramfs-tools (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  Risk of conflicts if another linux distribution is installed using the
  same boot partition: simlink /boot/initrd.img

Status in “initramfs-tools” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: initramfs-tools

  If /boot/initrd.img points to the initrd of a kernel which isn't
  installed, update-initramfs fails because he's trying to finding the
  modules of that kernel in /lib.

  This problem can occur if a distribution like Debian is installed and
  make a simlink from /boot/initrd.img-(debian kernel version) to
  /boot/initrd.img.

  Steps to reproduce : 
   - Install a linux distribution which make a simlink from his initrd.img to /boot/initrd.img with the same boot partition as ubuntu.
   - In ubuntu, try to update a package using update-initramfs.

  Possible solution: make update-initramfs uses directories in
  /lib/modules to know what initrd.img he can updates (and a
  verification if the kernel exists in /boot would be welcome :-) )

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