Re: Tutorial for kernel compiling the Debian way, RFC

[Sebastiaan <sebas@sacred-key.org>]

Hi,

I must say, it is a very exhaustive document, but I think detailed enough
for a newbie, BUT:
everything you describe, is done as root. This is not needed, and
certainly for newbies somewhat dangerous. I would do the following:
As root:
- install kernel source with apt
- addgroup <useraccount> src (this gives you read and write permissions in
/usr/src)
- LET THE USER LOG IN AGAIN - OTHERWISE HE IS NOT ADDED TO THE GROUP (you
can check this with the command 'groups').

Then as <useraccount>:
- unpack to /usr/src
- link linux to kernel-source-...
- do everything you need to do to compile the kernel
- compile it

Then as root:
- install the newly compiled kernel with dpkg -i kernel.....


This is also better when you want to use 'make xconfig'. I have heard that
using X as root is not so wise, now you can be an ordinary user.

Perhaps you have mentioned it somewhere, but it may be worthy noting that
you can compile kernels on a fast machine for a slower machine (with the
correct config files), copy the .deb file and install the package on the
slower machine.

Succes,
Sebastiaan



On Sun, 22 Apr 2001, Jesse Goerz wrote:

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> I wrote a basic document intended to help Debian newbies compile custom 
> kernels using kernel-package.  I'd really appreciate any and all comments, 
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> You can browse the doc online at:
> http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/kernel-pkg/index-kernel-pkg.html
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