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Article ID: 13006
Last update: 07-02-08
Issue:
How to install the kernel source in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5?
Resolution:
  1. Download source rpm for your kernel from RHN- kernel-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5.src.rpm

    To download the desired kernel source package. Go to rhn.redhat.com --> search for kernel package with search tool --> click on the kernel version --> and select the appropriate kernel-xxxx-src.rpm, and click on 'Download Source Package'.

  2. After successful download install the package 
    $ rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.18-8.1.8.el5.src.rpm
  3. Install the dependencies 
    $ yum install unifdef
$ yum install redhat-rpm-config
  4. Go to directory the /usr/src/redhat/SPECS directory 
    $ cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
  5. Build with rpmbuild 
    $ rpmbuild -bp --target=x86_64 kernel-2.6.spec

    Note:- If dependency errors appear, then install those dependencies with yum ($ yum install )

  6. Copy and link the source file 
    $ cp -a /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-2.6.18/linux-2.6.18.x86_64/ /usr/src/

$ ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.18.x86_64/ /usr/src/linux

    Once completed, a symlinked directory pointing to the latest Linux 2.6 kernel source should be available:

    # ls -lt /usr/src/
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Oct 5 19:27 linux ->
/usr/src/linux-2.6.18.x86_64/
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 5 19:25 linux-2.6.18.x86_64


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