How to Build Kernel on RedHat Linux 9 – Step-by-step

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3. 3. Downloading Linux Kernel

   Download Linux Kernel Source Code for RedHat GNU/Linux

   Here Linux Kernel tar.xz Archive

   Link to Download Linux Kernel Source Code Archive for RedHat Linux

   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:

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   cd ~/kernel

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

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

   Or in case of a tar.gz Archive use instead:

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   tar -xvzf ~/Downloads/linux*.tar.gz