Can I install fresh kernels from the GitHub tree?
I searched for this question before but I was not sure people online were reffering to the same thing I was, due to me not having the right nomenclature for this type of stuff. I am an aspiring kernel dev, and I was looking to get started by submitting a simple patch to the linux kernel. I looked at some "how to get started" and "how to submit a patch" articles, set up everything in order to start, and came across a weird phrase in the guide at https://kernelnewbies.org/FirstKernelPatch :
The next step is to create a configuration file, compile the new kernel, and install it.
Naturally, a question arises: Can I for example, take the kernel from the GitHub repo, compile it, and install it on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine? As of now, the latest kernel is at version v5.0-rc6, and my machine at 4.15.0. Is it ok to do that? Will I break something if I do?
More importantly, if a problem arises and say, the machine doesn't boot, how do I revert back? As of now, I am extremely skeptical this will work, so excuse my very cautionary attitude.
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I searched for this question before but I was not sure people online were reffering to the same thing I was, due to me not having the right nomenclature for this type of stuff. I am an aspiring kernel dev, and I was looking to get started by submitting a simple patch to the linux kernel. I looked at some "how to get started" and "how to submit a patch" articles, set up everything in order to start, and came across a weird phrase in the guide at https://kernelnewbies.org/FirstKernelPatch :
The next step is to create a configuration file, compile the new kernel, and install it.
Naturally, a question arises: Can I for example, take the kernel from the GitHub repo, compile it, and install it on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine? As of now, the latest kernel is at version v5.0-rc6, and my machine at 4.15.0. Is it ok to do that? Will I break something if I do?
More importantly, if a problem arises and say, the machine doesn't boot, how do I revert back? As of now, I am extremely skeptical this will work, so excuse my very cautionary attitude.
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I searched for this question before but I was not sure people online were reffering to the same thing I was, due to me not having the right nomenclature for this type of stuff. I am an aspiring kernel dev, and I was looking to get started by submitting a simple patch to the linux kernel. I looked at some "how to get started" and "how to submit a patch" articles, set up everything in order to start, and came across a weird phrase in the guide at https://kernelnewbies.org/FirstKernelPatch :
The next step is to create a configuration file, compile the new kernel, and install it.
Naturally, a question arises: Can I for example, take the kernel from the GitHub repo, compile it, and install it on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine? As of now, the latest kernel is at version v5.0-rc6, and my machine at 4.15.0. Is it ok to do that? Will I break something if I do?
More importantly, if a problem arises and say, the machine doesn't boot, how do I revert back? As of now, I am extremely skeptical this will work, so excuse my very cautionary attitude.
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I searched for this question before but I was not sure people online were reffering to the same thing I was, due to me not having the right nomenclature for this type of stuff. I am an aspiring kernel dev, and I was looking to get started by submitting a simple patch to the linux kernel. I looked at some "how to get started" and "how to submit a patch" articles, set up everything in order to start, and came across a weird phrase in the guide at https://kernelnewbies.org/FirstKernelPatch :
The next step is to create a configuration file, compile the new kernel, and install it.
Naturally, a question arises: Can I for example, take the kernel from the GitHub repo, compile it, and install it on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine? As of now, the latest kernel is at version v5.0-rc6, and my machine at 4.15.0. Is it ok to do that? Will I break something if I do?
More importantly, if a problem arises and say, the machine doesn't boot, how do I revert back? As of now, I am extremely skeptical this will work, so excuse my very cautionary attitude.
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