Looking for Linux Kernel source

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Wed, 14 Sep 2011, Alan Gauld wrote:

> On 14/09/11 08:33, Alan Pope wrote:
> > The source package in the repo _contains_ a tarball you could put on a
> > stick.
> >
> > apt-get source linux-image-`uname -r`
> >
> > (the uname -r will ensure it gets the kernel you're currently running)
> >
> > That will download the source tarball and then unpack it in the
> > current directory.
>
> Thanks.
> I just used apt-get in a folder in my download area. I'll copy it to a stick
> later, once I'm sure how much of it I actually need.
> It may only be the kernel subfolder itself.

  if you have the disk space, i would strongly recommend cloning the
git repository since being able to poke around in the log and see the
history and rationale of changes can be terrifically useful.

rday

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