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The init script S20urandom is used to preserve the kernel's RNG seed between reboots. This functionality is not required for the package "initscripts". Further there are use-cases where this script should not be installed at all (e.g. systems that only have read-only partitions), but that's currently not possible as the script is a mandatory part of the package "initscripts". Let's move the script into its own package "urandom-scripts" and select it, if the default skeleton is enabled. This maintains backward-compatibility and allows to deselect it. Signed-off-by: Christoph Müllner <christoph.muellner@theobroma-systems.com> [yann.morin.1998@free.fr: - extend help text - default y if initscripts (instead of skeleton default) - allow use with openRC, but not systemd ] Signed-off-by: Yann E. MORIN <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
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config BR2_PACKAGE_URANDOM_SCRIPTS
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bool "urandom-initscripts"
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default y if BR2_PACKAGE_INITSCRIPTS
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depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
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help
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Initscript to preserve the random seed between reboots.
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WARNING: this is a poor fit to try and get high-quality
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entropy at boot. There are better ways, like haveged, or
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rng-tools.
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