New to linux - install patch-2.4.22

am38932 · 10-27-2003, 11:25 AM

I am new to the linux world and need to install patch2.4.22 on 2 linux servers I am working on.

What is the procedure ot install a patch and where can i get documentation for that. if someone has a little step by step to share with me, i will greatly appreciate that.
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trickykid · 10-27-2003, 11:44 AM

And I assume you are running 2.4.21 kernel's already on these machines? When patching, you can only patch the next sequential number up. Just want to make sure before diving into this.

am38932 · 10-27-2003, 11:56 AM

I apologize that I sound extremely stupid, but any help will be wonderful
i am running redhat 7.2 with 2.4.7-10
that was how they installed it for me.
i have to install software that will require the 2.4.19 patch and higher but i have no clue how to apply this patch, since it has the ipfilter func in there that i need for the application i am installing.

hope this help and you can assist me

randomblast · 10-27-2003, 02:17 PM

just recompile the kernel from the full source, it shouldn't take that long, i have compiled a 2.6.0-test8 and a 2.4.22 kernel twice today (don't ask)
There is a guide at http://www.linuxlookup.com/html/guides/kernel.html and the kernel HOWTO may be some help at http://www.tldp.com (it's somewhere in there)

trickykid · 10-27-2003, 02:31 PM

Yes, you won't want to patch the kernel you have to get it over 2.4.19 as that means you would have to patch 2.4.8, 2.4.9 and so on up to 2.4.19, etc.

I would suggest downloading the latest kernel and recompiling that way as a whole instead of patching.

I would also suggest using 2.4.22 which is the latest stable release and you can certainly find good information with the link that was provided above to the kernel howto.