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Very important! Take a snapshot of your virtual machine before you begin.

Follow the directions linked below and then address the questions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel

Q1. Were you able to compile a new kernel? If so, did you encounter any errors along the way? If not, what errors did you encounter?

Q2: Why do you think it might be a good idea to compile a kernel manually as opposed to using the automated apt-get dist-upgrade process?

Q3.What is your impression of the kernel updating process? Was the process as hard or easy as you imagined?

Q4: Thinking back to the boot process…why didn’t you need to update the GRUB configuration to include the new kernel?w

Explanation / Answer

Q1. Were you able to compile a new kernel? If so, did you encounter any errors along the way? If not, what errors did you encounter?

Answer:-

1) To compile the kernel type make in a terminal that is in the same directory as the kernel's source code folders. This will take some time.

2) Once done the modules must be compiled by typing make modules .

3) To make the compiling process easier from the beginning type make modules.

4) This will make the kernel and then the modules instead of the user coming back later to type make modules .

Q2: Why do you think it might be a good idea to compile a kernel manually as opposed to using the automated apt-get dist-upgrade process?

Answer:-

1) I usually use apt-get update and apt-get upgrade to run my updates and upgrades instead of the GUI because it seems to run more quickly.

2) dist-upgrade is more likely to fix issues with conflicting package versions, if you are comfortable with taking the road roller approach .

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