Add a small warning in the long description

The package must not be installed on a regular system, but only in a
live image.

Closes: #884886

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2248f3f..2b63f34 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ live-boot (1:20171121) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix read-only persistence mode with overlayfs. Closes: #877776
     Thanks to Ronny Standtke <ronny.standtke@fhnw.ch> for the patch.
+  * Add a small warning in the long description that the
+    package must not be installed on a regular system, but only in
+    a live image. Closes: #884886
 
  -- Raphaël Hertzog <hertzog@debian.org>  Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:27:37 +0100
 

diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 47fccc1..ac082c7 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Description: Live System Boot Components
  systems and the official Debian Live images themselves.
  .
  live-boot contains the components to configure a live system during the boot
- process (early userspace).
+ process (early userspace). Do not install this package on your regular system,
+ it is only meant to be used in a live image.
  .
  In addition to live-boot, a backend for the initrd generation is required, such
  as live-boot-initramfs-tools.
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ Description: Live System Boot Components (initramfs-tools backend)
  systems and the official Debian Live images themselves.
  .
  live-boot contains the components to configure a live system during the boot
- process (early userspace).
+ process (early userspace). Do not install this package on your regular system,
+ it is only meant to be used in a live image.
  .
  This package contains the initramfs-tools backend.