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Update to conform to Debian Kernel Handbook
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cwlinode authored Mar 23, 2017
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1. Compile and install the kernel and modules:

make bzImage
make modules
make
make install
make modules_install

{: .note}
> If you're using a Linode with multiple cores, you can use the `j` option to spawn multiple simultaneous jobs to increase speed. For example:
>
> make -j2 bzImage

2. Create the `grub` directory under `/boot`:

mkdir /boot/grub

3. Edit `/etc/default/grub` and add or change the following variables to match. There will be other variables in this file, but we are only concerned with those listed below:
make deb-pkg
This will create five deb packages in /usr/src/ that you will need to install via dpkg -i linux-*.deb
2. Edit `/etc/default/grub` and add or change the following variables to match. There will be other variables in this file, but we are only concerned with those listed below:

{: .file-excerpt}
/etc/default/grub
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Comment or remove any lines starting with `GRUB_HIDDEN`.

4. Update the bootloader:
3. Update the bootloader:

update-grub

Note that if you install an updated kernel, you will need to update grub again.


## Configure the Linode

1. In the Linode Dashboard, click **Edit** next to your Configuration Profile (usually named after the version of Linux installed).
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