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Compile linux-* kernel packages

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3 years ago
by olafrv in , , , ,
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In Debian Like Systems it goes like this…

Installing need packages

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apt-get install kernel-package libncurses5-dev fakInstalling need packageseroot wget bzip2 build-essential

Download and decompress the kernel from kernel.org

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wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.22.3.tar.bz2
bzip2 -d linux-2.6.22.3.tar.bz2
tar xvf linux-2.6.22.3.tar.bz2

Configure the source for compilation

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cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.22-3
make clean && make mrproper
cp /boot/config-`uname -r` ./.config
make menuconfig

Load alternate file > .config > ESC > Save? Yes

Compiling

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make-kpkg clean
fakeroot make-kpkg –initrd –append-to-version=-custom kernel_image kernel_headers

Installing new linux-headers package

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cd /usr/src
dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.22.3-custom.deb
dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.22.3-custom.deb

Reconfiguring using new kernel (before boot or install linux-image)

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export KERN_DIR=/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22.3/

Use the new kernel headers to configure you application, in my case Virtualbox

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/etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup

Regards.

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Modify CONTROL file in Debian Package

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3 years ago
by olafrv in , ,
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Suppose you have your-package.deb file and want to change files inside the package:

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mkdir -p tmp/DEBIAN
dpkg-deb -x your-package.deb tmp/
dpkg-deb --control your-package.deb tmp/DEBIAN

Modify the file tmp/DEBIAN/control as you like it.

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dpkg-deb -b tmp your-package-custom.deb

Finally,

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dpkg -i your-package-custom.deb

Done!!!

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