Arch’s mkinitcpio Get Boost to v39, Here’s What’s New
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For those coming from the Arch ecosystem, mkinitcpio is a familiar tool. For others, let us clarify that it generates initial ramdisk environments (similar to Dracut or Booster) used during the boot process.
Essentially, it’s a Bash script that creates a compressed file system image that includes everything necessary to support the boot process before the main root filesystem is mounted.
The recent mkinitcpio 39 release brings several important updates and new features to enhance functionality and improve user experience. Here’s what it’s all about.