Linux Tutorials on the topic “kernel”

• Building Kernel Modules With Module-Assistant On Debian Lenny

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: kernel, debian • Comments: 0

  Building Kernel Modules With Module-Assistant On Debian Lenny module-assistant is a tool for building Debian kernel modules from source, without having to rebuild the whole kernel. It fetches module-source packages that have been prepared for the Debian distribution via apt and produces .deb packages. This tutorial shows how to use module-assistant in command-line mode and in interactive mode.

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• Hardening The Linux Kernel With Grsecurity (Debian)

  Author: EvilAngel • Tags: kernel, debian • Comments: 3

  Hardening The Linux Kernel With Grsecurity (Debian) Security is based on three characteristics: prevention, protection and detection. Grsecurity is a patch for Linux kernel that allows you to increase each of these points. This howto was performed on a Debian Lenny system. Thus some tools are Debian specific. However, tasks can be performed with other distro specific tools or even with universal tools (make).

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• How To Set Up A Linux Layer 7 Packet Classifier On CentOS 5.1

  Author: poustchi • Tags: kernel, centos • Comments: 8

  How To Set Up A Linux Layer 7 Packet Classifier On CentOS 5.1 This tutorial will walk you through setting up a Linux layer 7 packet classifier on CentOS 5.1, this can easily be adapted to any other Linux distribution out there.

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• How To Roll A Kernel the Ubuntu/Debian Way

  Author: VirtualEntity • Tags: debian, kernel, ubuntu • Comments: 2

  How To Roll A Kernel the Ubuntu/Debian Way The Linux kernel is the heart of your Ubuntu Operating System. The kernel that comes with Ubuntu should contain all of the drivers you need, but just in case you would like to tweak your kernel or if for some reason you need to recompile for some special reason this guide will help you.

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• How To Compile A Kernel - The CentOS Way

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: kernel, centos • Comments: 11

  How To Compile A Kernel - The CentOS Way Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on CentOS systems. It describes how to build a custom kernel using the latest unmodified kernel sources from www.kernel.org (vanilla kernel) so that you are independent from the kernels supplied by your distribution. It also shows how to patch the kernel sources if you need features that are not in there.

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• How To Compile A Kernel - The Mandriva Way

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: kernel, mandriva • Comments: 2

  How To Compile A Kernel - The Mandriva Way Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on Mandriva systems. It describes how to build a custom kernel using the latest unmodified kernel sources from www.kernel.org (vanilla kernel) so that you are independent from the kernels supplied by your distribution. It also shows how to patch the kernel sources if you need features that are not in there.

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• Step-By-Step Configuration of NAT with iptables

  Author: ganesh35 • Tags: kernel, linux • Comments: 30

  Step-By-Step Configuration of NAT with iptables This tutorial shows how to set up network-address-translation (NAT) on a Linux system with iptables rules so that the system can act as a gateway and provide internet access to multiple hosts on a local network using a single public IP address. This is achieved by rewriting the source and/or destination addresses of IP packets as they pass through the NAT system.

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• How To Compile A Kernel - The SuSE Way

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: kernel, suse • Comments: 4

  How To Compile A Kernel - The SuSE Way Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on SuSE systems. It describes how to build a custom kernel using the latest unmodified kernel sources from www.kernel.org (vanilla kernel) so that you are independent from the kernels supplied by your distribution. It also shows how to patch the kernel sources if you need features that are not in there.

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• How To Compile A Kernel - The Fedora Way

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: kernel, fedora • Comments: 18

  How To Compile A Kernel - The Fedora Way Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on Fedora systems. It describes how to build a custom kernel using the latest unmodified kernel sources from www.kernel.org (vanilla kernel) so that you are independent from the kernels supplied by your distribution. It also shows how to patch the kernel sources if you need features that are not in there.

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• How To Compile A Kernel - The Ubuntu Way

  Author: Falko Timme • Tags: kernel, ubuntu • Comments: 31

  How To Compile A Kernel - The Ubuntu Way Each distribution has some specific tools to build a custom kernel from the sources. This article is about compiling a kernel on Ubuntu systems. It describes how to build a custom kernel using the latest unmodified kernel sources from www.kernel.org (vanilla kernel) so that you are independent from the kernels supplied by your distribution. It also shows how to patch the kernel sources if you need features that are not in there.

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