initramfs/klibc-utils contains identical binaries
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
klibc (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
```
$ jdupes -r /usr/lib/klibc/bin
Scanning: 38 files, 1 items (in 1 specified)
/usr/lib/
/usr/lib/
/usr/lib/
/usr/lib/
/usr/lib/
/usr/lib/
```
Please replace these binaries with symlinks to reduce the size of the uncompressed initramfs.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: klibc-utils 2.0.12-1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu
Date: Mon Jul 24 21:14:36 2023
Dependencies: libklibc 2.0.12-1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-20 (491 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
SourcePackage: klibc
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to lunar on 2023-04-20 (95 days ago)
These are actually hardlinks I think and "cpio -H newc" handles hardlinks properly: they don't result in extra space being used.
(yes, I had also thought they did)