Upgrading the Kernel Source very-mini-howto.

Designed to answer the problem of "But I don't want to re-configure my kernel from scratch!"

1. Download the latest kernel or upgrade from http://kernel.org/
2. Install the new kernel source
3. Copy the old kernel .config file to the new kernel directory
4. Run "make oldconfig"
5. Run "make menuconfig" to change any options for the new kernel

To update the symlink:

1. ls -l /usr/src/linux
2. rm /usr/src/linux
3. cd /usr/src
4. ln -s linux-NEW_KERNEL_VERSION linux

Debian users: apt-get kernel-source-(version) - you can find the version with apt-cache search kernel-source. Then, jump in at step 3.

Alternatively read KernelPackageNotes for information on using make-kpkg to build a kernel .deb