Once the source tarball is unpacked, you will see a new directory with the correct kernel
version number. Copy or move this directory (as the SuperUser) to /usr/src. Create a
symbolic link (also known as a symlink) of linux-2.6 to the new kernel. From the shell,
type the following:
rm /usr/src/linux-2.6
ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.10 /usr/src/linux-2.6
When you create this symlink, you can get creative, allowing multiple kernel versions to
be compiled and tailored for different functions. Change the symlink to the kernel directory
you want to work on.
CAUTION
The correct symlink is critical to have make work properly. Always have the symlink
point to the version of the kernel sources you??™re working with.
Patching the Kernel
If you have a slow modem connection to the Internet, downloading a whole kernel may
be quite a chore. As previously mentioned, the kernel mirror download directory will also
have smaller patch files with only the changes since the last iteration.
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NOTE
You need to have an installed kernel-sources package from the openSUSE disk (or
another full version of the kernel source in /usr/src/linux) to use patch files.
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