Compile Kernel for Debian
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Introduction
This guide explains how to create a linux kernel the "Debian way". For the sake of practice assume you want to set up a VServer system. So you need to create a Linux-2.6 kernel with VServer patch.
Note that building a kernel yourself is usually unnecessary:
- Debian/Etch and newer have binary packages for every usual kernel patch.
- For Debian/Sarge there are corresponding Backports.
If you nevertheless want to compile a kernel on your own, this guide is for you.
Preconditions
- Debian/Sarge (Stable)
- Grub or LILO
- installed Linux-2.6 kernel
Steps
Install the kernel sources and the VServer patch:
aptitude install kernel-source-2.6.8 kernel-patch-vserver
Unpack the kernel sources:
cd /usr/src tar -xjf kernel-source-2.6.8.tar.bz2 cd kernel-source-2.6.8
Use the configuration of your standard kernel as template:
cp /boot/config-2.6.* .config
Compile kernel with patch:
make-kpkg --added-patches vserver --append_to_version -vserver kernel_image
Install new kernel:
cd .. dpkg -i kernel-image-2.6.8-vserver_10.00.Custom_i386.deb
That's it! To activate the new kernel you need to reboot:
reboot
