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| Newer page: | version 8 | Last edited on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:55:48 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
| Older page: | version 6 | Last edited on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 11:16:43 am | by DanielLawson | Revert |
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-!!Upgrading the Kernel Source very
-mini-howto
.
+If you don't want to re
-configure your [Kernel] from scratch, download and unpack the latest source tarball (ie from http://kernel.org/), copy the <tt>.config</tt> file from the old kernel to the new kernel directory, and run <tt>make oldconfig</tt>. Then run <tt>make menuconfig</tt> to change any options for the new kernel
.
-Designed to answer
the problem of "But I don't want to re-configure my kernel from scratch!"
+To update
the symlink:
-# Download the latest kernel or upgrade from http:
//kernel.org
/
-# Install the new kernel source
-# Copy the old kernel .config file to the new kernel directory
-# Run "make oldconfig"
-# Run "make menuconfig" to change any options for the new kernel
+<pre>
+ls -l
/usr
/src
/linux
+rm /usr/src/linux
+cd /usr/src
+ln -s linux-''version'' linux
+</pre>
-Debian
users: apt-get kernel-source
-(version
) - you
can find
the version with apt-cache search kernel-source.
-Then
, jump in at step 3.
+DebianLinux
users will want to read KernelPackageNotes for information on using make
-kpkg
(1
) to build a [Kernel] [Deb]. If not, they
can follow
the same steps
, using
-IsomerMadeMeDoThis
+<pre>
+apt-cache search kernel-source # to find out the latest version
+apt-get kernel-source-''version''
+</pre>
--NickJohnson
-
-----
-
-Alternatively, if you are a debian user, read KernelPackageNotes for information on using make-kpkg
to build a kernel
.deb
+to download the latest source
.
