Step-by-step – Build Kernel Linux Mint 20

Configuring

3. 3. Downloading Linux Kernel

   Download Linux Kernel Source Code for Mint GNU/Linux

   Linux Kernel tar.xz Archive

   Downloading Linux Kernel for Mint

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

4. 4. Extracting Linux Kernel Archive

   Then Extract Linux Kernel into /tmp Directory
   First, access the Target:

   cd ~/kernel

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

   tar -xafv ~/Downloads/linux-source*.tar.xz

5. 5. Configuring Kernel

   So now to Configure Mint Linux Custom Kernel
   First, access the Kernel Source with::

   cd linux*

   Then copy the current Configuration File into the New Kernel Source:

   sudo find /boot/ \( -iname "*config*" -a -iname "*`uname -r`*" \) -exec cp -i -t ./ {} \;

   mv *`uname -r`* .config

   This mystics because the default Configuration File may have a variable composition including “config” and the Kernel Version.
   In case of a Chrooted System instead you may look up the available Kernels with:

   ls /boot | grep config

   The grep Command refine the output List showing only the entries Matching the Keyword.
   Again fix the Configuration File editing it with nano and commenting out like:

   sudo nano .config

   Use Ctrl+w to search for “CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYS” on nano.
   And comment out the Line like:

   #CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYS

   Or else try to Set it like:

   CONFIG_SYSTEM_TRUSTED_KEYS=""

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit.
   Else to reconfigure the Kernel use:

   sudo make menuconfig

   For instructions see: How to Configure a Build Kernel.