| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision v0.95 | 15 April 2003 | Revised by: kjm |
| Made new section for "Checking Minimal Requirements", added use of ver_linux script to check minimal requirements, changed to use "dpkg -i" to check program versions instead of checking Debian.changelog, moved "Create symlink" section, added new section "Adding third-party modules to an existing kernel", numerous minor stylistic changes. | ||
| Revision v0.9 | 21 March 2003 | Revised by: kjm |
| Numerous additions and revisions to bring up to date with Woody and kernel 2.4.18, revised list of packages to install, added general comments on configuration, expanded comments on xconfig, added section on menuconfig, added section on --append-to-version, revised section on --revision, deleted section on --flavours, added section on kernel-image file names, added use of fakeroot, added Advanced topics page. | ||
| Revision v0.3 | 23 May 2001 | Revised by: jwg |
| Updated section on symlinks, program version checks, how to compile as a regular user rather than root, filled in the checklist, added troubleshooting section(needs work). | ||
| Revision v0.2 | 22 April 2001 | Revised by: jwg |
| Quick fix on grammatical and spelling errors. | ||
| Revision v0.1 | 21 April 2001 | Revised by: jwg |
| Initial release. | ||
This document is intended to help Debian newbies use the kernel-package system to create custom kernels. Copyright © 2003 Kevin McKinley, NewbieDoc project. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license can be found at the Free Software Foundation.
Thanks to Jesse Goerz for taking the biggest step and writing the first three versions of this document, and for graciously allowing me to carry it forward.
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