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<h1>Official Linux kernel packages (1)</h1>
<p>
- Main source package is linux-2.6 (still!). Most binary package
- names change regularly.
+ Main source package is <span class="package">linux-2.6</span>
+ (still!). Most binary package names change regularly.
</p>
<ul class="incremental">
<li>
- linux-image-<var>upstream</var>-<var>abi</var>-<var>flavour</var>
+ <span class="package">linux-image-<var>upstream</var>-<var>abi</var>-<var>flavour</var></span>
- compiled kernel and modules
</li>
<li>
- linux-headers-<var>upstream</var>-<var>abi</var>-<var>flavour</var>
+ <span class="package">linux-headers-<var>upstream</var>-<var>abi</var>-<var>flavour</var></span>
(and others) - development package for OOT modules
</li>
<li>
- linux-libc-dev - headers for userland
+ <span class="package">linux-libc-dev</span> - headers for userland
</li>
<li>
- linux-source-<var>upstream</var> - for custom kernels
+ <span class="package">linux-source-<var>upstream</var></span> -
+ for custom kernels
</li>
<li>
- linux-doc-<var>upstream</var>, linux-tools-<var>upstream</var>,
- etc.
+ <span class="package">linux-doc-<var>upstream</var></span>,
+ <span class="package">linux-tools-<var>upstream</var></span>, etc.
</li>
<li>
- linux-support-<var>upstream</var>-<var>abi</var> - scripts and
- metadata to support linux-latest-2.6
+ <span class="package">linux-support-<var>upstream</var>-<var>abi</var></span> -
+ scripts and metadata to support linux-latest-2.6
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="slide">
<h1>Official Linux kernel packages (2)</h1>
<p>
- The linux-latest-2.6 source package builds meta-packages to
- support automatic upgrades between binaries built from linux-2.6.
+ The <span class="package">linux-latest-2.6</span> source package builds meta-packages
+ to support automatic upgrades between binaries built
+ from <span class="package">linux-2.6</span>.
</p>
<ul class="incremental">
<li>
- linux-image-<var>flavour</var>
+ <span class="package">linux-image-<var>flavour</var></span>
</li>
<li>
- linux-headers-<var>flavour</var>
+ <span class="package">linux-headers-<var>flavour</var></span>
</li>
<li>
- linux-source, linux-doc, linux-tools, etc.
+ <span class="package">linux-source</span>,
+ <span class="package">linux-doc</span>,
+ <span class="package">linux-tools</span>, etc.
</li>
</ul>
<p class="incremental">
- The installer will normally install linux-image-<var>flavour</var>
- (for some appropriate <var>flavour</var>).
+ The installer will normally install
+ <span class="package">linux-image-<var>flavour</var></span> (for
+ some appropriate <var>flavour</var>).
</p>
</div>
<h1>Official Linux kernel packages (3)</h1>
<ul class="incremental">
<li>
- firmware-free - separate 'firmware' compliant with DFSG
+ <span class="package">firmware-free</span> - separate 'firmware'
+ compliant with DFSG
</li>
<li>
- linux-base - base package for images and tools
+ <span class="package">linux-base</span> - base package for
+ images and tools
</li>
<li>
- linux-kbuild-2.6 builds linux-kbuild-<var>upstream</var> -
+ <span class="package">linux-kbuild-2.6</span> builds
+ <span class="package">linux-kbuild-<var>upstream</var></span> -
code used for building OOT modules
</li>
</ul>
</p>
<ul class="incremental">
<li>
- <tt>make && make install</tt>
+ <span class="package">make && make install</span>
</li>
<li>
- <tt>make deb-pkg</tt> - build packages
+ <span class="package">make deb-pkg</span> - build packages
</li>
<li>
- <tt>make-kpkg</tt> - build packages with more customisation;
- requires kernel-package
+ <span class="package">make-kpkg</span> - build packages with
+ more customisation; requires
+ <span class="package">kernel-package</span>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="slide">
<h1>Out-of-tree modules</h1>
+ <p>
+ The kernel team does not encourage the use of out-of-tree modules.
+ However, we support them by providing development packages and by
+ avoiding ABI changes during a stable release.
+ </p>
+ <p class="incremental">
+ Debian has two packages to aid in building out-of-tree modules:
+ </p>
+ <ul class="incremental">
+ <li>
+ <span class="package">dkms</span> - builds and installs modules
+ automatically. Can build packages for installation on other
+ systems. Also supported by Ubuntu and SUSE.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <span class="package">module-assistant</span> - builds packages
+ as directed. Uses a separate package name for each kernel ABI.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
</div>
<div class="slide">
<h1>Firmware files</h1>
+ <ul class="incremental">
+ <li>
+ Most peripherals have microcontroller running non-free
+ firmware; some require host to load it
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Several drivers used to include firmware, making kernel
+ non-free. Fudged with GRs for a while; finally fixed in squeeze
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Users with these devices - almost any wifi card, some network
+ controllers and Radeon GPUs - will still need the firmware
+ files installed
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Kernel team maintains
+ <span class="package">firmware-nonfree</span> source package
+ covering most firmware files that are clearly redistributable
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Also collected in linux-firmware.git repository maintained by
+ David Woodhouse and myself
+ </li>
+ </ul>
</div>
<div class="slide">
<h1>Documentation</h1>
+ <ul class="incremental">
+ <li>
+ <span class="package">manpages-dev</span> - the system call API
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <span class="package">linux-doc-</span><var>upstream</var> -
+ miscellaneous upstream documentation
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <span class="package">linux-manual-</span><var>upstream</var> -
+ the internal API, based on structured comments
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <span class="package">debian-kernel-handbook</span> -
+ Debian-specific information; currently also Linux-specific but
+ could cover other kernels
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel">http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel</a>
+ - wiki index page
+ </li>
+ </ul>
</div>
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