Package: kernel-source-2.0.6 Version: 2.0.6-0 I am an experienced linux person. Even have a little code in the kernel. Decided to give debian a shot. But I'd like to avoid learning about debian internals, to the extent possible. On the other hand, sometimes it is necessary to install the absolute latest kernel on my system.
There should be a SHORT and SUCCINCT explanation of how to do that, that starts with "cd to /usr/src, rm linux, untar linux-2.0.xxxx.tar.gz, rename linux to blah" and ends with "reboot into the new kernel." It could assume familiarity with linux in general and how to compile a kernel in particular, because its job is to explain what is special about a debian system in this regard. (Because the documentation in the debian kernel sources package concerning how to debianize a kernel was so long and complicated and full of jargon specific to debian package maintenance, I was unable to follow it. I tried just compiling and installing the kernel and its modules as usual, and putting putting the kernel image and System.map in locations parallel to the ones that were already there, and it all seemed to work out okay, except for having to munge around with some module autoloading stuff to get the network rolling. But guessing should not be necessary here. And of course, I am not sure if I did things the right way, and updated all the right files. Maybe there's some script I should have invoked, which would have done the work automatically? Please, do tell!)