# Dracut 108 confusion and questions **URL:** \ **Category:** EndeavourOS repo\ **Created:** [September 7, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dracut-108-confusion-and-questions/74930 "2025-09-07T07:00:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moonbase59](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/moonbase59/32/112659_2.png) [@Moonbase59](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Moonbase59)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dracut-108-confusion-and-questions/74930/1 "2025-09-07T07:00:10Z")
First, my EOS/Cinnamon works fine, I’m just a little confused about the dracut 108 status. There are _two_ repos on GitHub: - [`dracutdevs/dracut`](https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut), mentioned in [Discovery](https://discovery.endeavouros.com/installation/dracut/2022/12/), empty Wiki, apparently stalled, at v060 - [`dracut-ng/dracut-ng`](https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng), empty Wiki, at v108 Dracut is also handled “specially” by EOS, since there were some problems in 107/108 regarding multiple kernels (LTS). I haven’t yet used the LTS kernel, and followed normal EOS updates all along, getting dracut 106, a held-back 107, lately 108 in an “EOS version”. Now my Pacman shows some “installed” info that confuses me a little: ```auto $ LANG=C pacman -Ss dracut endeavouros/dracut 108_eos-1 [installed] An event driven initramfs infrastructure endeavouros/eos-dracut 1.7-1 Dracut scripts and hooks for EndeavourOS endeavouros/kernel-install-for-dracut 1.13-1 [installed] Enables systemd-boot automation using kernel-install with dracut extra/dracut 108-1 [installed: 108_eos-1] An event driven initramfs infrastructure ``` ```auto $ LANG=C pacman -Qs dracut local/dracut 108_eos-1 An event driven initramfs infrastructure local/kernel-install-for-dracut 1.13-1 Enables systemd-boot automation using kernel-install with dracut ``` Looks like I have - `endeavouros/dracut 108_eos-1 [installed]` and - `endeavouros/kernel-install-for-dracut 1.13-1 [installed]` and - `extra/dracut 108-1 [installed: 108_eos-1]` but _not_ - `endeavouros/eos-dracut 1.7-1` and the _three_ above are shown as only _two_ in `pacman -Qs`. **How come? Is that okay? Should I be concerned?** ---
**Author:** ![manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/manuel/32/396_2.png) [@manuel](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/manuel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dracut-108-confusion-and-questions/74930/2 "2025-09-07T08:08:49Z")
Don’t worry. I’ve wondered the same thing earlier, and pacman with `-Ss` seems to “incorrectly” show false `[installed]` mark for `extra/dracut` when different repos have a package with the same name. Pacman with `-Qs` shows it correctly. Interestingly, expac shows it right: ```auto $ expac -Q "%r/%n %v" dracut $ expac -S "%r/%n %v" dracut $ expac -Ss "%r/%n %v" dracut ``` As repo `[endeavouros]` is before `[extra]` in `/etc/pacman.conf` the EndeavourOS version is what will be installed, not the Arch version. ---
**Author:** ![Moonbase59](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/moonbase59/32/112659_2.png) [@Moonbase59](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Moonbase59)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dracut-108-confusion-and-questions/74930/3 "2025-09-07T08:30:25Z")
Thanks, I _am_ relieved! Probably should use `expac` more often… it _can_ save some typing and you mentioned it in other threads more than once. ---
**Author:** ![EOS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/eos/32/121414_2.png) [@EOS](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/EOS)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dracut-108-confusion-and-questions/74930/4 "2025-09-07T08:31:57Z")
> [@Moonbase59](#): > > Looks like I have > > - `endeavouros/dracut 108_eos-1 [installed]` and > - `endeavouros/kernel-install-for-dracut 1.13-1 [installed]` and > - `extra/dracut 108-1 [installed: 108_eos-1]` No, you have: `endeavouros/dracut 108_eos-1 [installed]` and `endeavouros/kernel-install-for-dracut 1.13-1 [installed]` This: `extra/dracut 108-1 [installed: 108_eos-1]` [**installed: 108\_eos-1**] tells you that you have the same package installed under a different name from a dirrerent repo. > [@](#): > > but _not_ > > - `endeavouros/eos-dracut 1.7-1` That package is for a grub system. Edit. Sorry, I was late for this party. 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![Moonbase59](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/moonbase59/32/112659_2.png) [@Moonbase59](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Moonbase59)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dracut-108-confusion-and-questions/74930/5 "2025-09-07T08:33:31Z")
> [@EOS](#): > > This: > `extra/dracut 108-1 [installed: 108_eos-1]` [**installed: 108\_eos-1**] > tells you that you have the same package installed under a different name from a dirrerent repo. Even more explanation, thanks, appreciated! I had already marked @manuel’s as a solution, but your explanation helps make things clearer. Always good to gain more insight and learn new things! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9ea52f9fd5ef8e609e593c362d61a36295f48be8.png) [@system](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/dracut-108-confusion-and-questions/74930/6 "2025-09-09T08:34:08Z")
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