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    vmlinuz and init.img sys links

    it appears during the do-release-upgrade the location of the system links "/vmlinuz and /init.img got changed .

    from /var/log/dist-upgrade/20191019-1925/apt.term.log

    Code:
    Setting up linux-image-5.0.0-32-generic (5.0.0-32.34) ...
    I: /vmlinuz.old is now a symlink to boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-38-generic
    I: /initrd.img.old is now a symlink to boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-38-generic
    I: /vmlinuz is now a symlink to boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-32-generic
    I: /initrd.img is now a symlink to boot/initrd.img-5.0.0-32-generic
    this brakes my custom boot entry for this SSD that uses the /system links , I can boot the new kernels that get installed but I half to press "e" at the grub prompt to hand edit the boot lines to point to /boot , not a big deal BUT , why

    it happens as regular occurrence now

    from /var/log/apt/term.log

    Code:
    I: /boot/vmlinuz.old is now a symlink to vmlinuz-5.3.0-18-generic
    I: /boot/initrd.img.old is now a symlink to initrd.img-5.3.0-18-generic
    I: /boot/vmlinuz is now a symlink to vmlinuz-5.3.0-19-generic
    I: /boot/initrd.img is now a symlink to initrd.img-5.3.0-19-generic
    I have not been able to figure out why this is happening , the system links being put in /boot instead of /

    do any of yall have a clue ?

    VINNY
    i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
    16GB RAM
    Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

    #2
    Thank you for that heads up, Vinny. My release upgrade to eoan sailed past that one thanks to the warning.
    The links are indeed in /boot, which is IMO cleaner and simpler.
    Regards, John Little

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      #3
      ya , I just changed my custom menu entry to point to those , that install I referenced in the OP has no grub installed and is on a hole disk BTRFS filesystem so grubs OS-prober on the install that controls/has grub dose not see it .

      why for years and years and years of placing the system links in / it suddenly changes now is the question , change for the sake of change maybe.

      just like /mnt , for ever the place for user mounts , now we have things auto mounting to /media , change for the sake of change.

      VINNY
      i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
      16GB RAM
      Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

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