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Re: How many kernels in 64 bit Slack 15 release?

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On Mon, 8 Jun 2026 05:21:35 -0000 (UTC), Henrik Carlqvist wrote:

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> Whenever a kernel package is upgraded in Slackware 15.0, some manual
> work is needed to update your bootloader and the complexity of that work
> decreases with a huge kernel, one thing less that can go wrong if you
> don't need an initrd to boot.

That sounds reasonable.  But I don't do it that way.  I run a modified 
Slackware 15.0 system from a bootable flash drive.  I'm not saying that 
you should do what I do.  It is, after all, a lot of trouble.  And for 
what?  I have a system on bootable flash drive.  I can take it with me.  
It is (mostly) independent from my hardware.  It's fun.  Those are my 
reasons for using the generic kernel plus an initrd.gz.  I also use an 
fstab file that references devices by LABEL and a Grub boot loader that 
does the same.

And besides the trouble, it is antithetical to the foundations of 
Slackware - it is not KISS!

I just wanted to share ;)

-Joe

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How many kernels in 64 bit Slack 15 release? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-06-08 02:06 -0300
  Re: How many kernels in 64 bit Slack 15 release? Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2026-06-08 05:21 +0000
    Re: How many kernels in 64 bit Slack 15 release? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-06-08 02:59 -0300
    Re: How many kernels in 64 bit Slack 15 release? Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-06-08 10:31 +0200
    Re: How many kernels in 64 bit Slack 15 release? Joseph Rosevear <Mail@JoesLife.org> - 2026-06-11 19:10 +0000

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