Steps to Build and Install Latest Kernel

Step1: Download the latest stable version of Linux Kernel using the below command.


Step2: Extract the tar files and cd into the directory

$ tar -xvf linux-4.19.6.tar.xz && cd linux-4.19.6

Step3: Install the necessary packages required for build
$ sudo apt-get install git fakeroot build-essential ncurses-dev xz-utils libssl-dev bc bison flex libelf-dev

Step4: Configure the kernel to use already existing configuration by running the following command

$ cp /boot/config-$(uname -r) .config

$(uname -r) will give the current kernel version

If you want to make any modifications to Linux Kernel, you can run the below command.

$ make menuconfig

Step5: Run the following command to compile the kernel and its modules

$ make

Step6: Install the kernel modules into /lib/modules folder by running the below command

$ sudo make modules_install

Step7: Run the below command which copies the kernel, initrd image, System.map file into /boot folder

$ sudo make install

Step8: Update the grub menu and reboot


$ sudo update-grub && reboot 

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