apt-get kernel source

Zaskar · 02-25-2004, 12:07 PM

heya guys i just apt-get the kernel source for the bf24 (2.4.18) kernel source, bunziped it and un tared it.

it made a folder in the directory called "kernel-source-2.4.18"

should i rename it to "kernel-2.4.18"? (usually whenever i ever saw source folders they were the name of the kernel itself) thats what i did to be safe but was it nesacary? (or should i change it back?

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thanks guys

-Krause

stony · 02-25-2004, 01:25 PM

Hi,

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Originally posted by Zaskar
heya guys i just apt-get the kernel source for the bf24 (2.4.18) kernel source, bunziped it and un tared it.

it made a folder in the directory called "kernel-source-2.4.18"

should i rename it to "kernel-2.4.18"? (usually whenever i ever saw source folders they were the name of the kernel itself) thats what i did to be safe but was it nesacary? (or should i change it back? )

thanks guys

-Krause

the name of the folder the kernel is in doesn't matter 'cause you're using a symlink called "linux" to the kernel tree you're working with

Everything else is just for the "overview-purposes"

btw. build your kernel with make-kpkg (kernel-package is the package name)

cu

comp12345 · 02-25-2004, 02:22 PM

The name of the folder is irrelevant. If a program require the kernel sources to compile, it will usually look for it in /usr/src/linux. You can also specify the source directory manually. I think the convention is to create a symbolic link to point the kernel source directory you want to use, in your case kernel-2.4.18. You can created by typing "ln -s /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18 /usr/src/linux"