SysAdmin Adventures » generic http://blog.tpa.me.uk Tech notes from a Systems Administrator Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:09:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Compiling Your Own Slackware Kernel http://blog.tpa.me.uk/2009/08/31/compiling-your-own-slackware-kernel/ http://blog.tpa.me.uk/2009/08/31/compiling-your-own-slackware-kernel/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:10:06 +0000 Zordrak http://blog.tpa.me.uk/?p=51 Ok, so I’ve made clear how I feel about using an initrd to boot your generic kernel. I also think that running the huge kernel on a permanent basis is equally insane. So I guess I’d better tell you about the alternative: compiling your own kernel.

I should make it clear straight away that by no means do I consider the kernel an easy topic for most people to deal with, nor do I think I have a full grasp on every nuance myself; but I do think that the best thing you can ever do for your system is to build your own. Needless to say there are already a million billion kernel compilation guides out there, but they all make such a big deal out of what is an unbelievably simple process, especially in Slackware.

So.. give me five minutes of your time and I will show you the process I follow for each and every Slackware box I administer that gives me a generic kernel, no initrd, and endless options for customisation should I choose to take them. It’s simple, trust me.


Compiling your own kernel in Slackware Linux in 10 easy steps…

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