Update documentation: separate /boot should no longer be required
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@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ostree (2020.6-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
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* New upstream release
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* New upstream release
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* ostree-boot-examples: Update for ostree-boot being in Debian 10
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* ostree-boot-examples: Update for ostree-boot being in Debian 10
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* Update documentation: separate /boot should no longer be required
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-- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:55:39 +0100
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-- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:55:39 +0100
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@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ Description: libostree boot loader and initramfs integration
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integration currently has some limitations:
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integration currently has some limitations:
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- the initramfs must have been made using dracut
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- the initramfs must have been made using dracut
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- /boot must be a separate partition
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- the boot loader must be one that is supported by libostree, currently
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- the boot loader must be one that is supported by libostree, currently
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GNU GRUB 2, syslinux/extlinux or Das U-Boot
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GNU GRUB 2, syslinux/extlinux or Das U-Boot
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@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ but bare metal should work equally.
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The installation needs to satisfy the following requirements:
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The installation needs to satisfy the following requirements:
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* It must have a separate /boot partition (this is a general libostree
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limitation, see [ostree issue 1452][]).
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* The root partition must not be encrypted.
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* The root partition must not be encrypted.
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* It must use GRUB and BIOS booting. Other bootloaders or EFI may require
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* It must use GRUB and BIOS booting. Other bootloaders or EFI may require
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different bootloader setup steps; see [old Fedora instructions][]
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different bootloader setup steps; see [old Fedora instructions][]
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* If you start from Debian 10 or older, it must have a separate
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/boot partition due to limitations in ostree 2020.5 and older.
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If the initial installation was with ostree 2020.6 or later, this
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is no longer required.
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[ostree issue 1452]: https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/1452
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[old Fedora instructions]: https://pagure.io/workstation-ostree-config/blob/5b574d39c63b82b397df789eb4a75a5bdcc13dd0/f/README-install-inside.md
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[old Fedora instructions]: https://pagure.io/workstation-ostree-config/blob/5b574d39c63b82b397df789eb4a75a5bdcc13dd0/f/README-install-inside.md
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Using a caching apt proxy is suggested; in these examples it's
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Using a caching apt proxy is suggested; in these examples it's
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- the root filesystem must be one that dracut can mount without a root=
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- the root filesystem must be one that dracut can mount without a root=
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command-line argument (an EFI partition with the GUID defined in
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command-line argument (an EFI partition with the GUID defined in
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the Discoverable Partitions specification[1])
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the Discoverable Partitions specification[1])
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- /boot must be a separate partition
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[1] https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/DiscoverablePartitionsSpec/
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[1] https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/DiscoverablePartitionsSpec/
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