Re: Writing a kernel building walkthrough - proofreaders wanted
Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> writes:
> At 2002-09-13T15:47:35Z, Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@debian.org> writes:
>
>> Ok. Here is something Kent West <westk@nicanor.acu.edu> has created, that
>> shell be going into kernel-package soon (and also perhaps into the
>> kernel-source-X.X.XX packages). If you improve on it, please let send it
>> in to add in to the kernel-package itself
>
>> Kent's 10-Step Procedure to Compiling a Debian Kernel
>> Kent West <westk@nicanor.acu.edu>
>
>> 1. Run "dselect". Choose "Update". Choose "Select". "space bar" to get
>> out of the Help screens. Use "/" (without the quotes) to start search.
>> Search for "kernel-source". Mark for installation the 2.4.18 or so.
>>
>> 1b. Use "/" to search for "kernel-package". Mark it for installation
>> also. "Enter" to get back to the main dselect menu.
>>
>> 1c. Choose "Install". This will download a file in /usr/src with a .tgz
>> extension, as well as install "kernel-package".
>
> I'd deprecate that in favor of:
>
> # apt-get install kernel-package kernel-source-$version
>
> which is more straightforward and won't potentially leave a newbie in
> dselect hell if they make a typo and can't back out of it.
But then they'd miss the Recommends: and Suggests:
Recommends: libc-dev, gcc, debianutils, make
Suggests: kernel-source, libdb3-dev, libncurses-dev
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