[wellylug] Dumb questions 101 - How to compile a more modern Kernel for Debian

[Enkidu]

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:53:56 +1300 (NZDT), you wrote:

>The default Debian3.0r1 Kernel is rather old and I need iptables support
>in the kernel for a task that I am working on.
>The only issue is that I have never been able to successfully compile and
>install an up-to-date kernel for Debian. Can someone either give me some
>very simple step by step instructions or point me at some easily
>understood documentation for a Debian newbie.
>
Why not just install the kernel binary package? That's what I did. Of
course if you have heaps of stuff you've compiled yourself, that's not
an option!

<troll text="You don't have to bite!!" >
I don't know why people pick Debian (or other package based distros)
for its package management system (they do!) and then compile things
over the top of it! It might be necessary for the odd package or
driver, but I've not felt the need over several years of personal and
professional use of package based distributions!
</troll>

Cheers,

Cliff
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