Step-by-step – Kernel 5.14 From Source Installation in Kali

Downloading

3. 3. Downloading Linux Kernel

   Download Linux Kernel 5.14 Source Code for Kali GNU/Linux

   Linux Kernel 5.14 tar.xz Archive

   Downloading Linux Kernel for Kali

   Grab the tar.xz or tar.gz Archive from the List.

4. 4. Extracting Linux Kernel Archive

   Then Extract Linux Kernel into the target Directory
   First, access it:

   cd ~/kernel

   Then to untar the downloaded Kernel Source into the current Folder run:

   tar -xavf ~/Downloads/linux*.tar.xz

   But if you got “No such file” then see: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
   Last, copy the Source into the default location:

   sudo cp -r ./linux* /usr/src/