LPI Linux Certification/Compiling A Kernel

Detailed Objective

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Description:
Candidates should be able to properly configure a kernel to include or disable specific features of the Linux kernel as necessary. This objective includes compiling and recompiling the Linux kernel as needed, updating and noting changes in a new kernel, creating an initrd image and installing new kernels.

• Key knowledge area(s):
  • /usr/src/linux/
  • GRUB configuration files
  • Kernel 2.6.x make targets

• The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
  • mkinitrd
  • make
  • make targets (config, xconfig, menuconfig, oldconfig, mrproper, zImage, bzImage, modules, modules_install)