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<sect1 id="ch08-kernel">
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<title>Installing a kernel</title>
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<para>Building the kernel involves a few steps: configuring it and compiling
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it. There are a few ways to configure the kernel. If you don't like the
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way this book does it, read the <filename>README</filename> that comes
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with the kernel source tree, and find out what the options are. The
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following commands are run to build the kernel:</para>
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<para><screen><userinput>cd /usr/src/linux &&</userinput>
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<userinput>make mrproper &&</userinput>
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<userinput>make menuconfig &&</userinput>
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<userinput>make dep &&</userinput>
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<userinput>make bzImage &&</userinput>
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<userinput>make modules &&</userinput>
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<userinput>make modules_install &&</userinput>
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<userinput>cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/lfskernel &&</userinput>
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<userinput>cp System.map /boot</userinput></screen></para>
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<para>Note: the arch/i386/boot/bzImage path may vary on
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different platforms.</para>
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</sect1>
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