Kernel Compilation in Debian from 6.1.0 to 6.5.3

 Kernel Compilation in Debian from 6.1.0 to 6.5.3

uname -r

6.1.0

Download the linux kernel version

wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.3.tar.xz

Untar it

tar -xf linux-6.5.3.tar.xz

Install the necessary dependencies

apt-get install build-essential linux-source bc kmod cpio flex libncurses5-dev libelf-dev libssl-dev dwarves bison

Reboot the server

Run the below commands

make mrproper

This removes any configuration files that might have been accidentally left over from previous builds.

Copy the old .config file

make olddefconfig

Run the below command to make the configuration changes in .config file. 

make menuconfig

Running make localmodconfig will take your current .config and turn off any unused modules.

make localmodconfig

Build the  New Kernel

make -j$(nproc)

Install the kernel modules and the kernel itself:

make modules_install

make install

Reboot the server

shutdown -r now

Run the uname command to know the kernel version

uname -r

6.5.3