The original post: /r/debian by /u/calinet6 on 2025-03-13 03:54:34.

I see messages to the effect of “deferring” update-initramfs when doing an apt-get upgrade.

That sounds like a great idea, since it’s a long-running operation, and really should only be done once.

However, it doesn’t work. It still runs like 8 times when I do an apt-get upgrade.

And on a Raspberry Pi Zero W, that is—and I’m understating this—excruciating.

Any ideas why this supposed deferral of this thing that should only be done once, doesn’t?