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<refentry id="kernel-install">
<refentryinfo>
<title>kernel-install</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
<firstname>Harald</firstname>
<surname>Hoyer</surname>
<email>harald@redhat.com</email>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>kernel-install</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>kernel-install</refname>
<refpurpose>Add and remove kernel and initramfs images to and from /boot</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>kernel-install</command> <arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg> <arg choice="req">KERNEL VERSION</arg> <arg choice="req">KERNEL IMAGE</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>kernel-install</command> is used to install and remove kernel and
initramfs images to and from <filename>/boot</filename>.
</para>
<para>kernel-install will execute the files located in the directory <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>
and the local administration directory <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>.
All files are collectively sorted and executed in lexical order, regardless of the directories in
which they live. However, files with identical file names replace each other.
Files in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename> take precedence over files with the same name
in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>. This can be used to override a system-supplied
executables with a local file if needed; a symbolic link in <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/</filename>
with the same name as an executable in <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/</filename>,
pointing to /dev/null, disables the executable entirely. Executables must have the
extension .install; other extensions are ignored.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Commands</title>
<para>The following commands are understood:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>add &lt;KERNEL VERSION> &lt;KERNEL IMAGE></term>
<listitem>
<para>calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
and <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with the arguments
"add &lt;KERNEL VERSION> <filename>/boot/&lt;MACHINE-ID>/&lt;KERNEL VERSION>/</filename>"</para>
<para>kernel-install copies &lt;KERNEL IMAGE> to
<filename>/boot/&lt;MACHINE-ID>/&lt;KERNEL VERSION>/linux</filename>.</para>
<para>kernel-install also creates a boot loader entry according to the boot loader specification
in <filename>/boot/loader/entries/&lt;MACHINE-ID>-&lt;KERNEL VERSION>.conf</filename>.
If the file <filename>initrd</filename> is found next to the <filename>linux</filename> file,
the initrd will be added to the configuration.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>remove &lt;KERNEL VERSION> &lt;KERNEL IMAGE></term>
<listitem><para>calls every executable <filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
and <filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename> with the arguments:
"remove &lt;KERNEL VERSION> <filename>/boot/&lt;MACHINE-ID>/&lt;KERNEL VERSION>/</filename>"
</para>
<para>kernel-install removes the entire directory <filename>/boot/&lt;MACHINE-ID>/&lt;KERNEL VERSION>/</filename>
and the file <filename>/boot/loader/entries/&lt;MACHINE-ID>-&lt;KERNEL VERSION>.conf</filename></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Exit status</title>
<para>If every executable returns with 0, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Files</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
<filename>/etc/kernel/install.d/*.install</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Drop-in files, which are executed by kernel-install.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename>
<filename>/proc/cmdline</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>The content of the file <filename>/etc/kernel/cmdline</filename> specifies the kernel command line to use.
If that file does not exist, <filename>/proc/cmdline</filename> is used.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/machine-id</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>The content of the file specifies the machine identification &lt;MACHINE-ID>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<filename>/etc/os-release</filename>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>The content of the file specifies the operating system id &lt;OS-ID>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec">Boot loader specification</ulink>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>