LinuxHelpNetwork: Howto Easily Recompile a Kernel | Linux Today

LinuxHelpNetwork: Howto Easily Recompile a Kernel

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 5, 2002

[ Thanks to Jay for
this link. ]

“There are several reasons for you to upgrade your kernel, you
need a new device driver for your hardware, or you need to upgrade
due to a bug in the kernel. Usually new kernels run faster than the
old ones and are more stable and reliable.

“You can find out what the latest kernel source is, however, at
the time of this writting, 06/02/02, the current kernel version is
2.4.19. You can download this kernel from www.kernel.org or by
clicking here. If you just want to install a patch, you can get
that here…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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