Objective: Understand the Linux Kernel Compilation Process
root@workstation:~# apt-get update
root@workstation:~# apt-get upgrade
root@workstation:~# apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) kernel-package libncurses5 libncurses5-dev gituser@workstation:~$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
Cloning into 'linux'...
remote: Counting objects: 5396825, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (2538/2538), done.
remote: Total 5396825 (delta 2876), reused 3072 (delta 2127)
Receiving objects: 100% (5396825/5396825), 984.15 MiB | 6.28 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (4522724/4522724), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
Checking out files: 100% (59844/59844), done.
user@workstation:~$ user@workstation:~$ uname -a
Linux Minnowboard 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.2.63-2+deb7u2 x86_64 GNU/Linuxuser@workstation:~$ cd linuxuser@workstation:~/linux$ ls
arch certs CREDITS Documentation firmware include ipc Kconfig lib Makefile net samples security tools virt
block COPYING crypto drivers fs init Kbuild kernel MAINTAINERS mm README scripts sound usr
user@workstation:~/linux$ user@workstation:~$ make oldconfig
<You will be asked configuration questions not answered, hit Enter for all of them>
DesignWare Cores SATA support (SATA_DWC) [N/m/?] (NEW)user@workstation:~$ make
root@workstation:~# make modules_install
root@workstation:~# make installuser@workstation:~/linux$ ls
arch COPYING Documentation fs ipc kernel Makefile modules.order README security tools vmlinux
block CREDITS drivers include Kbuild lib mm Module.symvers samples sound usr vmlinux.o
certs crypto firmware init Kconfig MAINTAINERS modules.builtin net scripts System.map virt
user@workstation:~/linux$ Reboot your workstation and confirm the new version has been installed
user@workstation:~$ uname -a
Linux Minnowboard 3.19.0-rc7+ #1 SMP Debian ... x86_64 GNU/Linux