Last modified on 17 December 2015, at 11:31

Fitlet: Linux: Kernel: 3.16

Overview

The release is based on a generic Ubuntu kernel 3.16.0 with a few modifications made by CompuLab.

Download the kernel package for fitlet and ensure the integrity of the file:

$ md5sum fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01.zip
17049909f6fd818d488d14cfe4987f20  fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01.zip

The downloaded archive includes the following:

  • linux_3.16.0.orig.tar.gz - mainline Linux 3.16.0 sources
  • linux_3.16.0-51.69.diff - Ubuntu patch
  • compulab.3.16.0-fitlet.diff - CompuLab patch
  • config-3.16.0-51-compulab.fitlet - CompuLab config file
  • Resulting .deb files are also included

Installation

Unzip the downloaded archive and install the kernel image and header files

$ unzip fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01.zip
$ sudo dpkg -i fitlet_kernel_3.16_2015-12-01/linux-*.deb

Development

The kernel can be recompiled with necessary changes as described on Kernel development for x86 modules

See also