The Linux Kernel Archives This site is operated by the Linux Kernel Organization, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit corporation, with support from the following sponsors
The Linux Kernel Archives - Releases Unless you downloaded, compiled and installed your own version of kernel from kernel org, you are running a distribution kernel To find out the version of your kernel, run uname -r:
The Linux Kernel documentation The following manuals are written for users of the kernel — those who are trying to get it to work optimally on a given system and application developers seeking information on the kernel’s user-space APIs
1. Introduction — The Linux Kernel documentation There are a great many reasons why kernel code should be merged into the official (“mainline”) kernel, including automatic availability to users, community support in many forms, and the ability to influence the direction of kernel development
The Linux Kernel Archives - About The Linux Kernel Organization is a California Public Benefit Corporation established in 2002 to distribute the Linux kernel and other Open Source software to the public without charge
HOWTO do Linux kernel development The maintainers of the various kernel subsystems — and also many kernel subsystem developers — expose their current state of development in source repositories
The Linux Kernel Archives The Linux Kernel Archives is the official source for Linux kernel releases, documentation, and resources for developers and users
A guide to the Kernel Development Process It is an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel development (or, indeed, free software development in general)
HOWTO do Linux kernel development The Linux kernel source tree has a large range of documents that are invaluable for learning how to interact with the kernel community When new features are added to the kernel, it is recommended that new documentation files are also added which explain how to use the feature
Linux kernel release 6. x The kernel image file is usually vmlinuz, boot vmlinuz, bzImage or boot bzImage To use the new kernel, save a copy of the old image and copy the new image over the old one