Linux Kernel Size
I am interested to see what the sizes are of other Linux Users' Kernels in comparison with other people and my own.
My Kernel size is 948Kb |
mine (not includeing System.map is 762084 bytes, i dont have usb suport, i use alsa modules pcmcia-cs modules (these are also not included), so i dont have a big kernel as i havent compiled what i probly wont/never will need to use for a laptop
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You should include the kernel version as the later 2.6.x versions are significantly larger than the previous kernels.
I currently run 2.4.24 on all my machines except 2.6.0 and 2.6.1 on two different machines. My 2.6.x's are between 1.5 - 2.0 megs and my 2.4.24 are around 1.2 megs. I remember getting 2.4.19 down to about 800kb average. |
Yes - I am running Linux 2.6.2 on my Laptop which I use in school - About a week ago it was a massive 1.8Mb which is far too large, so I spent some time looking at the bits I need and don't need and then taking bit's out (It's supprising how many unneccerary things I compiled into the Kernel!). I am rather pleased because I now how a Kernel which I have reduced in size by about 48% and it also supports all my hardware!
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Mandrake 9.1 kernel 2.4.21-0.13mdk. Is 1.2Mb
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Well up until around 2.4.15 I used to keep mine under 800k. Not anymore.
Code:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1014998 Nov 28 23:30 vmlinuz-2.4.23 |
I use 2.4.20 and mine is around 700K . Not tried the 2.6 one though :).
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So - Who else want's to post their kernel size and possibly version?
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1.4mb - 2.6.2
920kb - 2.4.24 |
main box :
2.6.2 - 1.6mb web server : 2.4.20 - 1.1mb |
Interesting how this has grown over the years. Here's a recent Fedora kernel:
Code:
ls -l /boot/vmlinuz-5.16.18-100.fc34.x86_64 |
LFS 5.8.1 (hand built) 6.0 M.
Slackware generic 5.15.39 7.2 M. |
Regular Devuan kernel
vmlinuz-5.10.0-8-amd64 6.5*MiB (6,821,216 bytes) ...& just for interest initrd.img-5.10.0-8-amd64 51.4*MiB (53,851,562 bytes) |
Not up to date.
Arch Code:
__ls -l --block-size=M /boot/initramfs-linux.img |
Given that this thread is over a decade and a half old, I think it's safe to say that the kernel has increased in size a wee bit over the years.
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