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iammurtaza
iammurtaza

Reputation: 1007

Linux kernel configuration - enabling CONFIGURE_LOCALVERSION_AUTO

I have recently git cloned the kernel of Linus Torvalds. I want to build and install this kernel in my laptop. But because I want to use "kernel-of-the-day" I want to enable CONFIGURE_LOCALVERSION_AUTO option. But how should I enable this option I don't know that. Where to find this option?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1619

Answers (2)

rakib_
rakib_

Reputation: 142535

Use menuconfig or xconfig, to configure Linux kernel these interfaces are used. Modifying .config file directly is discouraged. Inside your kernel source tree do make menuconfig or make xconfig - use anyone you like. On kernel configuration menu you'll find General Setup Option, inside this option you'll find Automatically append version information to the version string, toggle it to enable/disable.

Upvotes: 3

askb
askb

Reputation: 6768

After you have cloned the Linus repository repository. You would need to either create a fresh .config file in the ./linux folder or copy the existing config file from your /boot and later modify it. Then edit the .config file and set CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y

`cp /boot/config-`uname -r` .config`

Upvotes: 1

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