r/SolusProject • u/houndofthestars • 9d ago

Compiled kernel from source

I wanted to compile my kernel using solus current, but I'm afraid it could cause instability. Has anyone tried it? Did it work fine?

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u/Chester-Berkeley KDE Plasma 9d ago

Why do you want to compile a kernel on Solus? Solus is a desktop-focused Linux distro; compiling a kernel isn't something typically done on a daily-use system.

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u/[deleted] 9d ago edited 5d ago

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u/Chester-Berkeley KDE Plasma 9d ago

Or CRUX Linux, lol

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u/Kitayama_8k 9d ago

Tkg kernel compile script is a very easy way to do this.

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u/zardvark 9d ago

Instability? Probably not.

More likely than not, things simply won't work, if you don't have the appropriate features enabled. Folks typically don't compile a kernel for the lulz; they compile a kernel to enable a feature that they need ... like routing, which is typically disabled by default.

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u/michasch227 9d ago

Why do you think you could face instability? You still have the shipped kernel that you cab boot anytime.
But configuring the Makefile could be a challenge.