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From: ☭USSA⛧⭒⭒⭒⭒

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[SOLVED] mkinitcpio default compression

Just noting the config file still contends gzip as default, but zstd truly is.

pacman -Qi mkinitcpio
Name            : mkinitcpio
Version         : 30-1

# COMPRESSION
# Use this to compress the initramfs image. By default, gzip compression
# is used. Use 'cat' to create an uncompressed image.
#COMPRESSION="gzip"
#COMPRESSION="bzip2"
#COMPRESSION="lzma"
#COMPRESSION="xz"
#COMPRESSION="lzop"
#COMPRESSION="lz4"
#COMPRESSION="zstd"

# mkinitcpio -P
==> Starting build: 5.10.20-1-lts
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-lts.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-lts-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Starting build: 5.12.0-rc1-1-mainline
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-mainline.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-mainline-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Starting build: 5.11.3-arch1-1
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
==> Image generation successful
==> Creating zstd-compressed initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
==> Image generation successful
mkinitcpio -P  59.94s user 39.60s system 111% cpu 1:29.64 total

Last edited by WFV (2021-03-06 17:55:15)

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GaKu999

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Re: [SOLVED] mkinitcpio default compression

Not true for latest version, check the git repo...

Btw, even if this was a thing, the forums are no place for it...

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nl6720

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Re: [SOLVED] mkinitcpio default compression

That comment in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf means nothing if you haven't merged /etc/mkinitcpio.conf.pacnew after upgrading to mkinitcpio 30-1.

jasonwryan

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Re: [SOLVED] mkinitcpio default compression

Merge your pacnew

https://git.archlinux.org/mkinitcpio.gi … 2219b7c25c

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WFV

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From: ☭USSA⛧⭒⭒⭒⭒

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Re: [SOLVED] mkinitcpio default compression

AH! thought i had but there it is /etc/mkinitcpio.pacnew doh! I very much regret the noise and apologize.

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