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#: <code>sudo apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev</code> | #: <code>sudo apt-get install build-essential libncurses5-dev</code> | ||
# Download the Linux source code from the [http://www.fsfla.org/svnwiki/selibre/linux-libre/ Linux-libre project]. The source tarballs from kernel.org should be avoided if possible, because it includes proprietary binary blobs | # Download the Linux source code from the [http://www.fsfla.org/svnwiki/selibre/linux-libre/ Linux-libre project]. The source tarballs from kernel.org should be avoided if possible, because it includes proprietary binary blobs. | ||
#: <code>wget http:// | #: <code>wget http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/3.4.24-gnu/linux-libre-3.4.24-gnu.tar.bz2</code> | ||
# Extract the source archive: | # Extract the source archive: | ||
#: <code>tar xf linux-libre-3.4. | #: <code>tar xf linux-libre-3.4.24-gnu.tar.bz2</code> | ||
# Enter the directory with the extracted source code (and make edits to the source if you wish): | # Enter the directory with the extracted source code (and make edits to the source if you wish): | ||
#: <code>cd linux-3.4. | #: <code>cd linux-3.4.24</code> | ||
# Create or edit the build config file: | # Create or edit the build config file: | ||
#: <code>make menuconfig</code> | #: <code>make menuconfig</code> | ||
# Build the kernel and package it into deb files (if you don't intend on debugging, set the INSTALL_MOD_STRIP variable to 1 to remove the debugging symbols): | # Build the kernel and package it into deb files (if you don't intend on debugging, set the INSTALL_MOD_STRIP variable to 1 to remove the debugging symbols): | ||
#: <code>INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 make deb-pkg</code> | #: <code>INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 make deb-pkg</code> | ||
#: ( | #: (This step can take several hours, depending on the machine you're building it on.) | ||
# Go up one directory: | # Go up one directory: | ||
#: <code>cd ..</code> | #: <code>cd ..</code> | ||
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#: <code>sudo shutdown -r now</code> | #: <code>sudo shutdown -r now</code> | ||
=Suggestions | =Suggestions for Improving this Section= | ||
This wiki is build on Mediawiki. I highly recommend installing a USB version of it or something like so you can edit, expand, and this page while offline. Thanks! | |||
This wiki is | |||
version of it or something like so you can edit, expand, and this page | |||
while offline. Thanks! | |||
Include photos and descriptions of community linux machines, live cd's, | Include photos and descriptions of community linux machines, live cd's, and other relevant things at nb. | ||
and other relevant things at nb. | |||
Should [[Android]] get talked about here as well? | Should [[Android]] get talked about here as well? |