kernel-img.conf

KERNEL-IMG.CONF(5) Debian GNU/Linux manual KERNEL-IMG.CONF(5)

NAME

   kernel-img.conf - configuration file for Linux kernel packages

SYNOPSIS

   /etc/kernel-img.conf

DESCRIPTION

   The file /etc/kernel-img.conf is used by the kernel package installation and removal process to allow local options for handling some aspects of the installation.

   Not all kernel image package creators support this file:
   Package creator               Status
   Debian linux source package   supported
   Ubuntu linux source package   supported
   make deb-pkg                  ignored

   The  format of the file is a simple VAR=VALUE pair. Boolean values may be specified as Yes, True, 1, and No, False, 0, and are case insensitive.  This file is automatically created by
   the installation script in certain circumstances.

   At the moment, the user modifiable variables supported are:

   do_symlinks
          If set, the postinst and postrm scripts will maintain symlinks to default kernel and initramfs images, as described in linux-update-symlinks(8).  This variable is  set  by  de
          fault.

   image_dest
          Set this variable to the directory in which symlinks to the default kernel and initramfs images should be maintained.  The default value is /.

   link_in_boot
          If set, this has the same effect as image_dest = /boot and overrides any other setting of image_dest.  This variable is unset by default.

FILES

   The file described here is /etc/kernel-img.conf.

SEE ALSO

   linux-update-symlinks(8)

AUTHOR

   This manual page was written by Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> and Ben Hutchings <benh@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system.

Debian 25 May 2025 KERNEL-IMG.CONF(5)