From 00844fd6a5a6257929781b5ba8731278174c3472 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adel Kara Slimane Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 19:42:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: notify about issues in DEB and RPM based distros (#527) Like this users are informed of the current issues and can decide in trying `linux-tkg` with that in mind. --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dcb46bf..ac5ca57 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ The script will use a slightly modified Arch config from the `linux-tkg-config` **Note:** the `base-devel` package group is expected to be installed, see [here](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Makepkg) for more information. #### DEB (Debian, Ubuntu and derivatives) and RPM (Fedora, SUSE and derivatives) based distributions + +**Important notes:** +- Some issues have been reported by both Fedora (see #383) and Ubuntu (see #436) users where stock kernels cannot boot any longer, the whereabouts are still not entirely clear (it does not seem to affect every user) + - Ubuntu: appears to be an initramfs generation issue + - Fedora: needs disabling then re-enabling SELINUX so one can boot +- Fedora + Nvidia users: Fedora's `akmod` nvidia packages do not work with `linux-tkg` (see #375). `linux-tkg` requires Nvidias official `.run` installer (that uses `dkms` instead of `akmod`) to properly work with Nvidia. + The interactive `install.sh` script will create, depending on the selected distro, `.deb` or `.rpm` packages, move them in the the subfolder `DEBS` or `RPMS` then prompts to install them with the distro's package manager. ```shell git clone https://github.com/Frogging-Family/linux-tkg.git