Kernel

Continuing on with my theme of compiling and patching linux kernels. Let’s look at the Ubuntu way that creates a .deb file for use with apt package manager. Git work flow thrown in for free.

As we have seen, the original/traditional/generic way to install new kernels or patch existing kernels is a relatively straight forward affair but requires manual management. Let’s use git to help

Each distribution has a preferred way which tends to result in a nice reusable packaged compatible to specific package management system. For this scenario I’ll focus on Fedora 27

Missing OpenSSL blows up kernel compile..Oh Why? So, I’ve walked into this one a few times when compiling a new kernel for the first time after a new distro install. Each time I shake my head.