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components: remove redundant explanation of initramfs
Signed-off-by: Daniel Maslowski <info@orangecms.org>
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These config files disable options that are not needed in the LinuxBoot
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kernel and add some patches that are needed.
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## Initial RAM filesystem (initramfs)
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## Initial RAM filesystem (initramfs)
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When Linux boots it needs a root file system that provides boot and startup
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utilities. LinuxBoot uses [u-root](./glossary.md) to create an
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initramfs for this purpose.
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## What is an initramfs?
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The initramfs is a root file system that is embedded within the firmware
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When Linux boots, it needs a root file system that provides boot and startup
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utilities. In LinuxBoot, it is embedded as an initramfs within the firmware
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image itself. It is intended to be placed in a flash device along with the
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Linux kernel as part of the firmware image for LinuxBoot. The initramfs is
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essentially a set of directories bundled into a single cpio archive.

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