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@@ -62,11 +62,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and unpack it: - gzip -cd linux-4.X.tar.gz | tar xvf - - - or - - bzip2 -dc linux-4.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf - + xz -cd linux-4.X.tar.xz | tar xvf - Replace "X" with the version number of the latest kernel. @@ -76,15 +72,11 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be. - You can also upgrade between 4.x releases by patching. Patches are - distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format. To - install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the - top level directory of the kernel source (linux-4.X) and execute: - - gzip -cd ../patch-4.x.gz | patch -p1 - - or + distributed in the xz format. To install by patching, get all the + newer patch files, enter the top level directory of the kernel source + (linux-4.X) and execute: - bzip2 -dc ../patch-4.x.bz2 | patch -p1 + xz -cd ../patch-4.x.xz | patch -p1 Replace "x" for all versions bigger than the version "X" of your current source tree, _in_order_, and you should be ok. You may want to remove |