Command to show the running kernel version:
[root@wordsworth modules]# uname -r
2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp
Kernel Version Numbers:
The Linux kernel version numbers consist of three numbers separated by decimals, such as 2.2.14. The first number is the major version number. The second number is the minor revision number. The third number is the patch level version.
At any given time there is [...]
Kernel Compilation
cd /usr/src/linux
Install your kernel source from RPM
$ rpm -i filename.rpm
or download the kernel source from http://kernel.org
Go to your /usr/src/linux directory
$ cd /usr/src/linux
Applying the Patch
For the purpose of this guide, we will use linux-2.2.x for the kernel name. You should replace the x with the version number of the patch you are installing.
1. Move [...]