How can I compiling Fedora 5?

[Timothy Murphy]

Sergio Silva wrote:

> I need compiling the Kernel and not Fedora. Then I need download the
> kernel. In my case, the packet is called linux-2.6.17.1.tar.gz. This is
> ok? Thanks
> 
> Timothy Murphy <tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> escreveu: Sergio Silva wrote:
> 
>> Which packets are necessary for a compiling Fedora 5.
>> In my box are instaled :
>> 
>> kernel-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5
>> kernel-devel-2.6.17-1.2174_FC5
>> 
>> This is enought?
> 
> Fedora 5 and the Linux kernel are completely different things.
> Fedora 5 is an operating system consisting of a vast number of programs,
> including a version of the kernel.
> Very few people compile Fedora.
> 
> If in fact you mean the kernel,
> then you will need the kernel source as well.

Actually, I was wrong;
the kernel-devel rpm does contain the kernel sources.
These should appear in /usr/src/kernels/2.6.17-1.2174_FC5-i686/ .
I assume that if you go to this directory you can compile the kernel 
by simply saying "make".
Then you can install it by "make modules_install" and "make install".





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