Kernel 3.8 Released, how to Compile in Redhat, CentOS and Fedora.

Before starting, Compiling Kernel  make sure the system has all the necessary packages installed.

Kernel 3.8 Dependencies

rpmdevtools

yum-utils

qt3-devel

libXi-devel

gcc

ncurses

ncurses-devel

yum-utils is a default package. To install the other package, use the following command

# yum install rpmdevtools yum-utils

# yum install qt3-devel libXi-devel

# yum install gcc ncurses ncurses-devel

After that

# yum update

Step 1:Downloading Kernel 3.8 

Download the latest Kernel 3.8 using wget command.

goto

# cd /tmp

# wget https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.8.2.tar.bz2

Step 2:Extracting Kernel 3.8 

# tar -xvf linux-3.8.2.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src/

# cd /usr/src/linux-3.8.2/

Step 3:Configuring Kernel 3.8 

Run the following command:

# make menuconfig

You will get similar to below screen, where you see number of menus to select configuration for your latest kernel.

You have to select different options as per your need. Each configuration option has HELP button associated with it so select help button to get help.        

                                                                                                                                                                               If you like to configure your latest kernel with old configuration then simple type the below command.

# make oldconfig

Step 4: Compiling Kernel 3.8

# make

The compilation would take at least 30-50 minutes depends on your system configuration.

Step 5: Installing Kernel 3.8

# make modules_install install

After Install new kernel entry in your grub.conf file.

Step 6: Verifying Kernel 3.8

To verify newly installed Kernel after reboot just type the following command on the terminal.

# uname -r

                       






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