On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 12:59:57PM -0600, Jeff Rasmussen wrote: >> Do not put the kernel source under /usr/src. Search Google if you want >> to know why. > > I searched Google and found that the Debian Reference manual suggests > that /usr/src is the correct location. I couldn't find any reason not > to have the kernel compiled from /usr/src/. It's my understanding that it's frowned upon to build the kernel as root; instead you should build it as a non-root user. So you should build it in your local user directory. I see that the debian docs do indeed show building as root in /usr/src: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-kernel.en.html#s-kernel-classic As far as *putting* it in /usr/src, since that's where apt-get puts it, I doubt it will cause problems on a debian system. -- trammell at el-swifto.com 9EC7 BC6D E688 A184 9F58 FD4C 2C12 CC14 8ABA 36F5 Twin Cities Linux Users Group (TCLUG) Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota