Compiling the Linux Kernel "The Debian Way" (includes Ubuntu)
Date: April 2, 2008
Presenter: Chris Knadle
Intending to cover:
- Installation of required tools
- Loading/unloading modules, setting module options
Changing options on-the-fly with sysfs, how to set options during reboot
- Basic kernel configuration
Building Linux to a .deb package, as a regular user
- The initrd.img, what it is, what it does, how to examine it, how to make it
Basic git, quilt, and patch usage
Patching the vanilla kernel for AppArmor for use with Ubuntu
- Compiling drivers from the repository to .deb packages (Nvidia, kqemu, etc)
A handout will be included which will give detailed instructions on how to compile and install the Linux kernel for Debian or Ubuntu.
Handout (OpenDocument form): LinuxKernel_Handout_04-02-2008.odt
Handout (PDF form): LinuxKernel_Handout_04-02-2008.pdf
Presentation (OpenDocument form): LinuxKernel_Presentation_04-02-2008.odp
Presentation (PDF form): LinuxKernel_Presentation_04-02-2008.pdf
Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group