Ubuntu provides a linux-virtual package which depends on the same kernel as the linux-generic package does, but omits dependencies on some kernel modules that are not needed to run on common hypervisors like ESX. Installing linux-virtual in place of linux-generic results in a slightly smaller initrd image (60MB vs 79MB). Some quick testing showed no appreciable difference in reboot time. Overall, it seems that replacing linux-generic with linux-virtual would save ~280MB of disk space.
It would be nice at some point to replace the delphix-kernel-generic package's dependency on linux-generic with one on linux-virtual.
Ubuntu provides a
linux-virtualpackage which depends on the same kernel as thelinux-genericpackage does, but omits dependencies on some kernel modules that are not needed to run on common hypervisors like ESX. Installinglinux-virtualin place oflinux-genericresults in a slightly smaller initrd image (60MB vs 79MB). Some quick testing showed no appreciable difference in reboot time. Overall, it seems that replacinglinux-genericwithlinux-virtualwould save ~280MB of disk space.It would be nice at some point to replace the
delphix-kernel-genericpackage's dependency onlinux-genericwith one onlinux-virtual.