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Why Compile a Kernel?
Why Compile a Kernel?
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Why Compile a Kernel?
There are any number of reasons for building a custom kernel.
- You have found some new package that requires feature only available in the newer kernel.
- You have a special device on your system, that is only supported by the newer kernel.
- You heard it was a cool thing to do, so you want to try.
- You want to tune options in your kernel, to improve the performance of your system.
- You heard that the newest kernel version is the fastest ever, and you want to find out for yourself.
- A bug or security vulnerability has been discovered in the kernel version you are currently running, and you want to fix it.
2005-05-10