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Gobbel2000 Jul 26, 2023

I Compiled the Linux Kernel myself for the first time

https://feddit.de/post/1881999

I Compiled the Linux Kernel myself for the first time - Feddit

It’s not really a big deal, but I am currently writing this using a linux kernel I compiled from source, which certainly feels like an accomplishment. The Arch Wiki [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel/Traditional_compilation] has made the process fairly easy to follow. I just took the stock Arch Linux configuration without changes for now. The most important part of this is of course that I have the option to do that, to take the source code of this incredible project and build my own kernel binary.

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mtchristo Jul 28, 2023

Can I ask what are your pc specs , and how long did it take? + do you have a degree in computer science or prior knowledge of compiling code?

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Gobbel2000

It took roughly 10-15 minutes on a Ryzen 5800X with 32GB RAM. I have compiled other programs before, but none nearly as large and notable as the kernel. I am in fact very close to getting a computer science degree, but that is in no way required to be able to do this. If you are able to follow the wiki-page I linked, you can do it too.