Modernize question about building your own kernel.

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Eitan Adler 2012-07-22 22:19:39 +00:00
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</question> </question>
<answer> <answer>
<para>Building a new kernel was originally pretty much a <para>Usually not. The supplied <literal>GENERIC</literal>
required step in a &os; installation, but more recent releases kernel contains the drivers an ordinary computer will
have benefited from the introduction of much friendlier need. For computers with very limited RAM, such as
kernel configuration methods. It is very easy to configure embedded systems, it may be worthwhile to build a
the kernel's configuration by much more flexible smaller custom kernel containing just the required
<quote>hints</quote> which can be set at the loader drivers.</para>
prompt.</para>
<para>It may still be worthwhile building a new kernel
containing just the drivers that you need, just to save a
bit of RAM, but it is no longer necessary for most
systems.</para>
</answer> </answer>
</qandaentry> </qandaentry>