Ubuntu Considers Replacing initramfs-tools WIth Dracut

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu Considers Replacing initramfs-tools WIth Dracut

As a possible change for Ubuntu 25.04, Canonical is evaluating the use of Dracut to replace initramfs-tools for initrd generation on Ubuntu Linux...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Considers-Dracut-Initrd

[anarki2]

Good. Anything that makes Ubuntu more similar to EL is good.

[Rovano]

Wow!

It will unify configuration commands with other distributions. Great.

[enzi]

I've started to wonder about this. Distros are unifying and the line between them blurs more and more. Soon the only difference is the distribution of packages and the package manager.

[uxmkt]

I'm just posting here waiting with my popcorn for the "systemd is evil" posts.

[rclark]

As long as it doesn't break the upgrade process down the road, I won't care. I never call the initramfs-tools directly anyway. Just make the decision for 'good' reasons .

[Espionage724]

Cool by me; I'm used to it from Fedora and openSUSE and had no problems with it!

[ALRBP]

I'm just posting here waiting with my popcorn for the "systemd is evil" posts.

What systemd ? Dracut is not systemd-dracut

[caligula]

Ok so is dracut shit now too? Usually when Canonical/Ubuntu starts using something, it's already shit or becomes shit. See e.g. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-39-mkosi-initrd

[schmidtbag]

I've started to wonder about this. Distros are unifying and the line between them blurs more and more. Soon the only difference is the distribution of packages and the package manager.

Good. I'm tired of the countless flavors that could be summarized as a meta package or an alternative ISO. I'm tired of software that exist because of NIH Syndrome. If we want software to improve, we need more collaboration. Of course, I understand that politics and arrogance are the main factors that drive forks and alternatives, but the underlying point is: Linux has seen slow adoption to commercial software because there are too many critical differences that make support a nightmare. The more we can blur the lines between distros, the easier it is for Linux to become a first-class desktop OS.