best way to install kernel from source???

miros84 · 01-20-2010, 01:36 PM

Which is the best way to install kernel from source?
I want to download it here:
http://kernel.org/
But it is tar.bz2
How can I install it to my debian?
I know I have kernels in backports and repos, but I want to test and install it from source.
It is good idea to convert it to deb and install it with dpkg -i kernel.deb?
O maybe there are better way?

XavierP · 01-20-2010, 01:42 PM

http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=36525 should give you the instructions you need.

miros84 · 01-20-2010, 01:55 PM

Cannot I just convert it to deb and install it with dpkg -i kernel?

AutoBot · 01-20-2010, 03:32 PM

No you need to unpack the kernel to a directory and cd into that directory and run 'make menuconfig' or 'make help' for a list of make options.

You are going to need to read a howto or your kernel probably won't function properly.

XavierP · 01-20-2010, 06:10 PM

The link I provided explains the steps. You need to configure the kernel before turning it into a .deb.

miros84 · 01-21-2010, 01:53 AM

I asked that, because when I download somwe package from debian.org, I installed it just with dpkg -i kernel.deb and that´s all.

XavierP · 01-21-2010, 03:32 AM

Yeah, but I thought you wanted a vanilla kernel to install? To do that you need to turn it into a configured .deb and then install with dpkg -i.

miros84 · 01-21-2010, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XavierP

Yeah, but I thought you wanted a vanilla kernel to install? To do that you need to turn it into a configured .deb and then install with dpkg -i.

vanilla?
I dont know what vanilla is.
So, kernel from debian.org, I can install them with dpkg -i, but kernels from kernel.org I cannot it?

evo2 · 01-21-2010, 07:42 AM

Vanilla means a kernel built directly from source downloaded from kernel.org. Most distributions apply some patches (modifications) and are therefore not "vanilla". Maybe chocolate chip? ;^)

kernel.org does *not* supply Debian packages, hence you can not install with dpkg -i.

If you want a very recent kernel, that you can build from source, and will work well with your system please follow the instructions in the link in post #2 by XavierP.

Cheers,

Evo2.

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