compiling kernel + auto security update ?

[dave]

Hi all,

My ubuntu adventure continues, 


(1)  first I wanted to look at the kernel config, I ...

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname -r`
cd /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386
make menuconfig
Had a route around :)

With my Gentoo 2.6 I use to then 'make && make modules_install'

root at dave-comp:/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386 # ls
Makefile        arch    drivers  include  ipc     lib  net      security  usr
Module.symvers  crypto  fs       init     kernel  mm   scripts  sound
root at dave-comp:/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386 # make && make 
modules_install                                             CHK     
include/linux/version.h
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `init/main.o', needed by 
`init/built-in.o'.  Stop.
make: *** [init] Error 2
root at dave-comp:/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.10-5-386 #

This directory is 'linux headers', does this include the source code ? - sorry 
if this is a naiive question - never had this problem before.


(2)  Is there a way of auto updating security fixes only, a command line tool 
that I can put in cron to run every day ?. Any suggestions ?


Thanks in advance

Dave