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rob18767
Asked: 2018-07-17 06:41:42 +0800 CST

Trying to build kernel on 18.04. No editconfigs option

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Trying to build kernel using instructions outlined in:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel

After running the lines:

fakeroot debian/rules clean
fakeroot debian/rules editconfigs

I get this:

No edit configs option

This ran fine in 17.10 after installing ncurses libraries.

However the editconfigs option appears to have disappeared.

What do I do now apart from twiddle my thumbs?

debian compiling kernel

3 Answers

  1. It seems as if in 18.04 you need to run:

    apt-get source linux-source

    Instead of:

    apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)

    This should fix your problem.

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  2. Best Answer

    Use

    apt-get install linux-source

    Also method of kernel compilation has changed

    Use installation guide for 18.04 LTS section 8.6

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  3. Spent two days compiling the kernel for Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS.

    Followed advices from help.ubuntu.com, tried the old way (with fakeroot command) - nothing helped.

    And finally I found a working solution:

    # download kernel sources (deb-src should be uncommented in /etc/apt/sources.list)
apt-get install linux-source kernel-package

# go to folder with kernel sources
#
cd /usr/src/linux-source-x.x.x
# untar
#
tar jxvf linux-source-x.x.x.tar.bz2
# move content to current folder
#
mv linux-source-x.x.x/* .
rm -rf linux-source-x.x.x/
# get nececssary packages
#
apt-get build-dep linux-source
mkdir debian/stamps

# copy old config
#
cp /boot/config-$(uname -r) .config
# configure the kernel
#
yes '' | make oldconfig
make menuconfig
make clean
# compile kernel
#
make -j `getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN` deb-pkg LOCALVERSION=-custom
# install kernel modules
#
make modules_install
cd ..
# (!) delete linux-image-x.x.x with dbg prefix (not needed)
#
# install kernel
dpkg -i linux-*.deb
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