Compile kernel - Debian way

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The kernel can be compiled with different methods. Usually every distribution has a method that can be applied easily and smoothly .

1: First downloaded packages are required . 2.6 in Debian Linux kernel versions

 apt- get install kernel -package ncurses -dev fakeroot wget bzip2 

2: Enter the directory / usr / src

 cd / usr / src 

3: downloaded the latest kernel version from the site kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6 / .... ( ulitma version)

 wget kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6 / ... 

4: unpacking kernel gunzip or bunzip2 program - depends on what version I downloaded

 gunzip kernel2.6.21.tar.gzip
tar- xvf kernel2.6.21.tar
linux2.6 cd etc 

5: configure the kernel - If you already have a configuration file that we've done we can use it to carry it out quickly configurareaex : execute command: make menuconfig , select obtiunea : Load from external file ( and there define the route to the file old ) after I finished looking at the improvement of the new kernel , and choose or let out new obtiuni.Daca have a default install kernel , it's good to look at all the options of the kernel and choose only the options you really want to use .

The options available in the kernel , can be chosen as built in * ( where it will be compiled into the kernel - or we can choose ( as load modules M) which means that the module will be lodat by RAMDisk to be created after compilation .

After konfigurat kernel execute the commands:

 make- kpkg clean
fakeroot make- kpkg - revision = custom.1.0 kernel_image 

Command that creates a kernel deb package format and will show eg kernel -image- 2.6.21.2_custom.1.0_i386.deb

8 : Install the programs that are needed to create initRAMDiskului , which we will need in case if you have compiled kernel modules so as to be ( built in)

 apt- get install module- init -tools initrd -tools procps 

9 : Install the new kernel :

 dpkg- i kernel -image- 2.6.21.2_custom.1.0_i386.deb 

10 : If we need initramdisk (if using modules M - then we ) execute the command in the directory

 / boot / mkinitrd - o / boot/initrd.img-2.6.21.2 2.6.21.2 

11 : The last thing to do - to make sure that we use the loader knows about the new kernel installed ( GRUB , LILO )

- Usually make GRUB automatically update after installing a new kernel , in case if you use lilo - >

 edit the configuration file / etc / lilo.conf and make changes necesareex :
default = Linux
image = / vmlinuz label = Linux ( kernel again ) read-only initrd = / boot/initrd.img-2.6.21.2 

Credits to: Outside Nancy