Update documentation: separate /boot should no longer be required

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Simon McVittie 2020-09-08 10:59:24 +01:00
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@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ ostree (2020.6-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
* New upstream release * New upstream release
* ostree-boot-examples: Update for ostree-boot being in Debian 10 * ostree-boot-examples: Update for ostree-boot being in Debian 10
* Update documentation: separate /boot should no longer be required
-- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:55:39 +0100 -- Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:55:39 +0100

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debian/control vendored
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@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ Description: libostree boot loader and initramfs integration
integration currently has some limitations: integration currently has some limitations:
. .
- the initramfs must have been made using dracut - the initramfs must have been made using dracut
- /boot must be a separate partition
- the boot loader must be one that is supported by libostree, currently - the boot loader must be one that is supported by libostree, currently
GNU GRUB 2, syslinux/extlinux or Das U-Boot GNU GRUB 2, syslinux/extlinux or Das U-Boot

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@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ but bare metal should work equally.
The installation needs to satisfy the following requirements: The installation needs to satisfy the following requirements:
* It must have a separate /boot partition (this is a general libostree
limitation, see [ostree issue 1452][]).
* The root partition must not be encrypted. * The root partition must not be encrypted.
* It must use GRUB and BIOS booting. Other bootloaders or EFI may require * It must use GRUB and BIOS booting. Other bootloaders or EFI may require
different bootloader setup steps; see [old Fedora instructions][] different bootloader setup steps; see [old Fedora instructions][]
* If you start from Debian 10 or older, it must have a separate
/boot partition due to limitations in ostree 2020.5 and older.
If the initial installation was with ostree 2020.6 or later, this
is no longer required.
[ostree issue 1452]: https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/1452
[old Fedora instructions]: https://pagure.io/workstation-ostree-config/blob/5b574d39c63b82b397df789eb4a75a5bdcc13dd0/f/README-install-inside.md [old Fedora instructions]: https://pagure.io/workstation-ostree-config/blob/5b574d39c63b82b397df789eb4a75a5bdcc13dd0/f/README-install-inside.md
Using a caching apt proxy is suggested; in these examples it's Using a caching apt proxy is suggested; in these examples it's

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@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ This integration currently has some limitations:
- the root filesystem must be one that dracut can mount without a root= - the root filesystem must be one that dracut can mount without a root=
command-line argument (an EFI partition with the GUID defined in command-line argument (an EFI partition with the GUID defined in
the Discoverable Partitions specification[1]) the Discoverable Partitions specification[1])
- /boot must be a separate partition
[1] https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/DiscoverablePartitionsSpec/ [1] https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/DiscoverablePartitionsSpec/