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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2020 3:45 pm    Post subject: installing latest kernel from gentoo sources. Reply with quote

Dear All,

I ran emerge
Code:
 gentoo-sources
and ran
Code:
eselect kernel list
and the newest one I have is 5.4.38.

But the newest one on the gentoo-sources web page is 5.6.12.

I did once know the command to emerge the latest kernel from gentoo sources but I have forgotten.

I can't see it on the gentoo kernel installation web pages I usually use as an aid when doing kernel configurations and
upgrades.

If I ran the command
Code:
emerge ~amd64 sys-kernel/gentoo-source
would that do it?

Regards

Michael Fothergill
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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2020 4:43 pm    Post subject: Re: installing latest kernel from gentoo sources. Reply with quote

mikefot wrote:
If I ran the command
Code:
emerge ~amd64 sys-kernel/gentoo-source
would that do it?

This syntax is wrong, correct one is ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~amd64" emerge sys-kernel/gentoo-sources but isn't a good idea use this method.
You can add keyworded package in /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords with specific version or not
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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2020 6:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should also install the correspondending "linux-headers" (5.6) with the same keyword:
Code:
sys-kernel/gentoo-sources ~amd64
sys-kernel/linux-headers ~amd64

and emerge both.
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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2020 11:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Many thanks for your suggestions.

I ran the command

Code:
emerge --ask --autounmask =gentoo-sources-5.6.12


and installed the latest kernel.

I have now compiled and installed it on the machine using grub2.

I will install the linux headers package as well.

Regards

MF
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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2020 12:42 pm    Post subject: Re: installing latest kernel from gentoo sources. Reply with quote

mikefot wrote:
Dear All,

I ran emerge
Code:
 gentoo-sources
and ran
Code:
eselect kernel list
and the newest one I have is 5.4.38.

But the newest one on the gentoo-sources web page is 5.6.12.

mikefot,
have you made up your mind for often upgrading vs. using LTS kernel?
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