installkernel(8) [debian man page]

INSTALLKERNEL(8)					      System Manager's Manual						  INSTALLKERNEL(8)

NAME

       installkernel - install a new kernel image

SYNOPSIS

       installkernel version zImage System.map [directory]

DESCRIPTION

       installkernel installs a new kernel image onto the system from the Linux source tree.  It is called by the Linux kernel makefiles when make
       install is invoked there.

       The new kernel is installed into {directory}/vmlinuz-{version}.	If a symbolic link {directory}/vmlinuz already exists, it is refreshed	by
       making a link from {directory}/vmlinuz to the new kernel, and the previously installed kernel is available as {directory}/vmlinuz.old.

BUGS

       installkernel  resides  in  /sbin  only because the Linux kernel makefiles call it from there.  It should really be in /usr/sbin.  It isn't
       needed to boot a system.

Debian Linux							    7 Jan 2001							  INSTALLKERNEL(8)

NEW-KERNEL-PKG(8)					      System Manager's Manual						 NEW-KERNEL-PKG(8)

NAME

       new-kernel-pkg - tool to script kernel installation

SYNOPSIS

       new-kernel-pkg [-v] [--mkinitrd] [--rminitrd] [--dracut]
	      [--initrdfile=initrd-image [--depmod] [--rmmoddep]
	      [--kernel-args=args] [--remove-args=args]
	      [--banner=banner] [--multiboot=multiboot]
	      [--mbargs=mbargs] [--make-default] [--add-dracut-args]
	      [--add-plymouth-initrd] [--host-only]
	      <--install | --remove | --update | --rpmposttrans> <kernel-version>

DESCRIPTION

       new-kernel-pkg  is a tool used in packaging to automate the installation of a new kernel, including the creation of an initial ram filesys-
       tem image, updating of bootloader configuration, and other associated tasks.

OPTIONS

       -v     Be verbose.

       --mkinitrd
	      Create a new initial ram filesystem image.

       --rminitrd
	      Remove an initial ram filesystem image.

       --dracut
	      When creating a new initial ram filesystem image, use dracut(8) rather than mkinitrd(8).	Used in conjunction with --mkinitrd .

       --initrdfile=initrd-image
	      Use the specified file as the initial ram filesystem image.

       --depmod
	      Create modules.dep and related files.

       --rmmoddep
	      Remove modules.dep and related files.

       --kernel-args=args
	      Use args as the boot command line for this kernel.

       --remove-args=args
	      Remove specified kernel arguments for this kernel.

       --banner=banner
	      Display banner as the banner text in the bootloader.

       --multiboot=multiboot-image
	      Use multiboot-image as a multiboot image.

       --mbargs=mbargs
	      Use mbargs as arguments to the multiboot image.

       --make-default
	      Make this kernel the default boot option.

       --add-dracut-args
	      Automatically generate dracut options and add them to the kernel command line.

       --add-plymouth-initrd
	      Automatically add plymouth to the initial ram filesystem image.

       --host-only
	      Make an initial ram filesystem image that is specific to the running system.

       --install kernel-version
	      Install a new kernel.

       --remove kernel-version
	      Remove an installed kernel.

       --update kernel-version
	      Update the specified kernel.

       --rpmposttrans kernel-version
	      Run the rpmposttrans for the specified kernel.

SEE ALSO

       grubby(8) installkernel(8)

AUTHORS

       Erik Troan
       Jeremy Katz
       Peter Jones

								  Wed Apr 14 2010						 NEW-KERNEL-PKG(8)