hello, i would like to install kernel source on kubuntu 6.06, im using kernel-headers 2.6.15-23. i downloaded linux-2.6.17.4 from linux.org/packages. i read the readme but it does not help!

Now that i have the kernel sources what do i do? do i follow this article? http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Compiling_a_kernel

If the kernel source is installed, cd to the source directory, should be /usr/src/version. Su to root. Do $make menuconfig. Go through this and select everything you need for your system and save it.

Be sure to save your current working kernel and edit your bootloader file (/etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst) so that you will have the option of booting with the working kernel just in case your new one doesn't work.

Do $make && make modules_install && make install

I am repeating this because it's important. Edit bootloader file to make sure you have options for both new kernel and old working one yet again. If you're using lilo run the lilo command before rebooting.

i dont know how to install, i just downloaded it, i tried using ubuntu guide for installing, still not getting anywhere.

Ok, no problem. One step at a time.

What exactly is the name of the file you downloaded?

so, i found a guide that seem easy, but i get error message during make xconfig


root@tidiman07-desktop:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/basic/split-include
HOSTCC scripts/basic/docproc
CHECK qt
*
* Unable to find the QT installation. Please make sure that
* the QT development package is correctly installed and
* either install pkg-config or set the QTDIR environment
* variable to the correct location.
*
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
sed < scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h > scripts/kconfig/lkc_defs.h 's/P(\([^,]*\),.*/#define \1 (\*\1_p)/'
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `scripts/kconfig/.tmp_qtcheck', needed by `scripts/kconfig/qconf.o'. Stop.
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

oops, i downloaded linux-2.6.17.4, kernel.org
i have linux-headers 2.6.15-23 installed.