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  2                                                     2 
  3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel          3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel
  4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++          4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  5                                                     5 
  6 Intro                                               6 Intro
  7 =====                                               7 =====
  8                                                     8 
  9 This document is designed to provide a list of      9 This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
 10 software necessary to run the current kernel v !!  10 software necessary to run the 4.x kernels.
 11                                                    11 
 12 This document is originally based on my "Chang     12 This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
 13 and therefore owes credit to the same people a     13 and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
 14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless o     14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the
 15 'net).                                             15 'net).
 16                                                    16 
 17 Current Minimal Requirements                       17 Current Minimal Requirements
 18 ****************************                       18 ****************************
 19                                                    19 
 20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisio     20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisions before thinking you've
 21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what vers     21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what version you're currently
 22 running, the suggested command should tell you     22 running, the suggested command should tell you.
 23                                                    23 
 24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you     24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally
 25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools a     25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools are necessary on all
 26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC C !!  26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any ISDN hardware, for example,
 27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcm !!  27 you probably needn't concern yourself with isdn4k-utils.
 28                                                    28 
 29 ====================== ===============  ======     29 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 30         Program        Minimal version       C     30         Program        Minimal version       Command to check the version
 31 ====================== ===============  ======     31 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc -- !!  32 GNU C                  3.2              gcc --version
 33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  13.0.1           clang  !!  33 GNU make               3.81             make --version
 34 Rust (optional)        1.78.0           rustc  !!  34 binutils               2.20             ld -v
 35 bindgen (optional)     0.65.1           bindge !!  35 util-linux             2.10o            fdformat --version
 36 GNU make               4.0              make - << 
 37 bash                   4.2              bash - << 
 38 binutils               2.25             ld -v  << 
 39 flex                   2.5.35           flex - << 
 40 bison                  2.0              bison  << 
 41 pahole                 1.16             pahole << 
 42 util-linux             2.10o            mount  << 
 43 kmod                   13               depmod     36 kmod                   13               depmod -V
 44 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck     37 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
 45 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.j     38 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.jfs -V
 46 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiser     39 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiserfsck -V
 47 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db     40 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db -V
 48 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksqua     41 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksquashfs -version
 49 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsc     42 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsck
 50 pcmciautils            004              pccard     43 pcmciautils            004              pccardctl -V
 51 quota-tools            3.09             quota      44 quota-tools            3.09             quota -V
 52 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd -     45 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd --version
                                                   >>  46 isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1          isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
 53 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmo     47 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmount --version
 54 procps                 3.2.0            ps --v     48 procps                 3.2.0            ps --version
                                                   >>  49 oprofile               0.9              oprofiled --version
 55 udev                   081              udevd      50 udev                   081              udevd --version
 56 grub                   0.93             grub -     51 grub                   0.93             grub --version || grub-install --version
 57 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog     52 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog --version
 58 iptables               1.4.2            iptabl     53 iptables               1.4.2            iptables -V
 59 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openss     54 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openssl version
 60 bc                     1.06.95          bc --v     55 bc                     1.06.95          bc --version
 61 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         2.4.4            sphinx !!  56 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         1.3              sphinx-build --version
 62 cpio                   any              cpio - << 
 63 GNU tar                1.28             tar -- << 
 64 gtags (optional)       6.6.5            gtags  << 
 65 mkimage (optional)     2017.01          mkimag << 
 66 Python (optional)      3.5.x            python << 
 67 GNU AWK (optional)     5.1.0            gawk - << 
 68 ====================== ===============  ======     57 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 69                                                    58 
 70 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Ke     59 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
 71                                                    60 
 72 Kernel compilation                                 61 Kernel compilation
 73 ******************                                 62 ******************
 74                                                    63 
 75 GCC                                                64 GCC
 76 ---                                                65 ---
 77                                                    66 
 78 The gcc version requirements may vary dependin     67 The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your
 79 computer.                                          68 computer.
 80                                                    69 
 81 Clang/LLVM (optional)                          << 
 82 ---------------------                          << 
 83                                                << 
 84 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM ut << 
 85 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org> << 
 86 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to w << 
 87 from the kernel that were used to support olde << 
 88 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM < << 
 89                                                << 
 90 Rust (optional)                                << 
 91 ---------------                                << 
 92                                                << 
 93 A recent version of the Rust compiler is requi << 
 94                                                << 
 95 Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst  << 
 96 satisfy the build requirements of Rust support << 
 97 target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check wh << 
 98 be detected.                                   << 
 99                                                << 
100 bindgen (optional)                             << 
101 ------------------                             << 
102                                                << 
103 ``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindi << 
104 It depends on ``libclang``.                    << 
105                                                << 
106 Make                                               70 Make
107 ----                                               71 ----
108                                                    72 
109 You will need GNU make 4.0 or later to build t !!  73 You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel.
110                                                << 
111 Bash                                           << 
112 ----                                           << 
113                                                << 
114 Some bash scripts are used for the kernel buil << 
115 Bash 4.2 or newer is needed.                   << 
116                                                    74 
117 Binutils                                           75 Binutils
118 --------                                           76 --------
119                                                    77 
120 Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the  !!  78 The build system has, as of 4.13, switched to using thin archives (`ar T`)
121                                                !!  79 rather than incremental linking (`ld -r`) for built-in.o intermediate steps.
122 pkg-config                                     !!  80 This requires binutils 2.20 or newer.
123 ----------                                     << 
124                                                << 
125 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-con << 
126 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings  << 
127 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was << 
128 verified or documented.                        << 
129                                                << 
130 Flex                                           << 
131 ----                                           << 
132                                                << 
133 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates l << 
134 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or la << 
135                                                << 
136                                                << 
137 Bison                                          << 
138 -----                                          << 
139                                                << 
140 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates p << 
141 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or late << 
142                                                << 
143 pahole                                         << 
144 ------                                         << 
145                                                << 
146 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is s << 
147 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in  << 
148 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 o << 
149                                                << 
150 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distr << 
151 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.       << 
152                                                    81 
153 Perl                                               82 Perl
154 ----                                               83 ----
155                                                    84 
156 You will need perl 5 and the following modules     85 You will need perl 5 and the following modules: ``Getopt::Long``,
157 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``Fil     86 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``File::Find`` to build the kernel.
158                                                    87 
159 BC                                                 88 BC
160 --                                                 89 --
161                                                    90 
162 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and hig     91 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and higher
163                                                    92 
164                                                    93 
165 OpenSSL                                            94 OpenSSL
166 -------                                            95 -------
167                                                    96 
168 Module signing and external certificate handli     97 Module signing and external certificate handling use the OpenSSL program and
169 crypto library to do key creation and signatur     98 crypto library to do key creation and signature generation.
170                                                    99 
171 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and    100 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
172 enabled.  You will also need openssl developme    101 enabled.  You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
173 and higher.                                       102 and higher.
174                                                   103 
175 Tar                                            << 
176 ---                                            << 
177                                                << 
178 GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access << 
179 (CONFIG_IKHEADERS).                            << 
180                                                << 
181 gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)                  << 
182 -----------------------------                  << 
183                                                << 
184 The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6 << 
185 tag files through ``make gtags``.  This is due << 
186 ``-C (--directory)`` flag.                     << 
187                                                << 
188 mkimage                                        << 
189 -------                                        << 
190                                                << 
191 This tool is used when building a Flat Image T << 
192 platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-b << 
193 built from the U-Boot source code. See the ins << 
194 https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools. << 
195                                                << 
196 GNU AWK                                        << 
197 -------                                        << 
198                                                << 
199 GNU AWK is needed if you want kernel builds to << 
200 builtin modules (CONFIG_BUILTIN_MODULE_RANGES) << 
201                                                   104 
202 System utilities                                  105 System utilities
203 ****************                                  106 ****************
204                                                   107 
205 Architectural changes                             108 Architectural changes
206 ---------------------                             109 ---------------------
207                                                   110 
208 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev        111 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev
209 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel !! 112 (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/)
210                                                   113 
211 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!    114 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!
212                                                   115 
213 Linux documentation for functions is transitio    116 Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline
214 documentation via specially-formatted comments    117 documentation via specially-formatted comments near their
215 definitions in the source.  These comments can    118 definitions in the source.  These comments can be combined with ReST
216 files the Documentation/ directory to make enr    119 files the Documentation/ directory to make enriched documentation, which can
217 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex,     120 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex, ePUB and PDF files.
218 In order to convert from ReST format to a form    121 In order to convert from ReST format to a format of your choice, you'll need
219 Sphinx.                                           122 Sphinx.
220                                                   123 
221 Util-linux                                        124 Util-linux
222 ----------                                        125 ----------
223                                                   126 
224 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` s    127 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` support for larger disks,
225 support new options to mount, recognize more s    128 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
226 types, and similar goodies.                    !! 129 types, have a fdformat which works with 2.4 kernels, and similar goodies.
227 You'll probably want to upgrade.                  130 You'll probably want to upgrade.
228                                                   131 
229 Ksymoops                                          132 Ksymoops
230 --------                                          133 --------
231                                                   134 
232 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oop    135 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the
233 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases     136 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't.
234 It is generally preferred to build the kernel     137 It is generally preferred to build the kernel with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` so
235 that it produces readable dumps that can be us    138 that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is (this also
236 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for    139 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for some reason your kernel
237 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you     140 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you have no way to rebuild and
238 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you     141 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you can still decode that Oops
239 with ksymoops.                                    142 with ksymoops.
240                                                   143 
241 Mkinitrd                                          144 Mkinitrd
242 --------                                          145 --------
243                                                   146 
244 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tre    147 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tree layout also require that
245 mkinitrd be upgraded.                             148 mkinitrd be upgraded.
246                                                   149 
247 E2fsprogs                                         150 E2fsprogs
248 ---------                                         151 ---------
249                                                   152 
250 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes seve    153 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes several bugs in fsck and
251 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgra    154 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
252                                                   155 
253 JFSutils                                          156 JFSutils
254 --------                                          157 --------
255                                                   158 
256 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilitie    159 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilities for the file system.
257 The following utilities are available:            160 The following utilities are available:
258                                                   161 
259 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transa    162 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transaction log, and check
260   and repair a JFS formatted partition.           163   and repair a JFS formatted partition.
261                                                   164 
262 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partit    165 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partition.
263                                                   166 
264 - other file system utilities are also availab    167 - other file system utilities are also available in this package.
265                                                   168 
266 Reiserfsprogs                                     169 Reiserfsprogs
267 -------------                                     170 -------------
268                                                   171 
269 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for r    172 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for reiserfs-3.6.x
270 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined packag    173 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined package and contains working
271 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs`    174 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs``, ``debugreiserfs`` and
272 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386     175 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386 and alpha platforms.
273                                                   176 
274 Xfsprogs                                          177 Xfsprogs
275 --------                                          178 --------
276                                                   179 
277 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``    180 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``mkfs.xfs``, ``xfs_db``, and the
278 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for th    181 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for the XFS filesystem.  It is
279 architecture independent and any version from     182 architecture independent and any version from 2.0.0 onward should
280 work correctly with this version of the XFS ke    183 work correctly with this version of the XFS kernel code (2.6.0 or
281 later is recommended, due to some significant     184 later is recommended, due to some significant improvements).
282                                                   185 
283 PCMCIAutils                                       186 PCMCIAutils
284 -----------                                       187 -----------
285                                                   188 
286 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properl    189 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properly sets up
287 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the    190 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the appropriate modules
288 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is mod    191 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is modularized and the hotplug
289 subsystem is used.                                192 subsystem is used.
290                                                   193 
291 Quota-tools                                       194 Quota-tools
292 -----------                                       195 -----------
293                                                   196 
294 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required    197 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required if you want to use
295 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools    198 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools version 3.07 and
296 newer has this support.  Use the recommended v    199 newer has this support.  Use the recommended version or newer
297 from the table above.                             200 from the table above.
298                                                   201 
299 Intel IA32 microcode                              202 Intel IA32 microcode
300 --------------------                              203 --------------------
301                                                   204 
302 A driver has been added to allow updating of I    205 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
303 accessible as a normal (misc) character device    206 accessible as a normal (misc) character device.  If you are not using
304 udev you may need to::                            207 udev you may need to::
305                                                   208 
306   mkdir /dev/cpu                                  209   mkdir /dev/cpu
307   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184               210   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
308   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode                   211   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode
309                                                   212 
310 as root before you can use this.  You'll proba    213 as root before you can use this.  You'll probably also want to
311 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to us    214 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to use with this.
312                                                   215 
313 udev                                              216 udev
314 ----                                              217 ----
315                                                   218 
316 ``udev`` is a userspace application for popula    219 ``udev`` is a userspace application for populating ``/dev`` dynamically with
317 only entries for devices actually present. ``u    220 only entries for devices actually present. ``udev`` replaces the basic
318 functionality of devfs, while allowing persist    221 functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for
319 devices.                                          222 devices.
320                                                   223 
321 FUSE                                              224 FUSE
322 ----                                              225 ----
323                                                   226 
324 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimu    227 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimum is 2.3.0 but mount
325 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won    228 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won't work.
326                                                   229 
327 Networking                                        230 Networking
328 **********                                        231 **********
329                                                   232 
330 General changes                                   233 General changes
331 ---------------                                   234 ---------------
332                                                   235 
333 If you have advanced network configuration nee    236 If you have advanced network configuration needs, you should probably
334 consider using the network tools from ip-route    237 consider using the network tools from ip-route2.
335                                                   238 
336 Packet Filter / NAT                               239 Packet Filter / NAT
337 -------------------                               240 -------------------
338 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the sam    241 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the same tools like the previous 2.4.x
339 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes b    242 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes backwards-compatibility modules
340 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwa    243 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwadm.
341                                                   244 
342 PPP                                               245 PPP
343 ---                                               246 ---
344                                                   247 
345 The PPP driver has been restructured to suppor    248 The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
346 enable it to operate over diverse media layers    249 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
347 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.                   250 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
348                                                   251 
349 If you are not using udev, you must have the d    252 If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
350 which can be made by::                            253 which can be made by::
351                                                   254 
352   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0                          255   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
353                                                   256 
354 as root.                                          257 as root.
355                                                   258 
                                                   >> 259 Isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 260 ------------
                                                   >> 261 
                                                   >> 262 Due to changes in the length of the phone number field, isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 263 needs to be recompiled or (preferably) upgraded.
                                                   >> 264 
356 NFS-utils                                         265 NFS-utils
357 ---------                                         266 ---------
358                                                   267 
359 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs     268 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs server needed to know
360 about any client that expected to be able to a    269 about any client that expected to be able to access files via NFS.  This
361 information would be given to the kernel by ``    270 information would be given to the kernel by ``mountd`` when the client
362 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at     271 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at system startup.  exportfs
363 would take information about active clients fr    272 would take information about active clients from ``/var/lib/nfs/rmtab``.
364                                                   273 
365 This approach is quite fragile as it depends o    274 This approach is quite fragile as it depends on rmtab being correct
366 which is not always easy, particularly when tr    275 which is not always easy, particularly when trying to implement
367 fail-over.  Even when the system is working we    276 fail-over.  Even when the system is working well, ``rmtab`` suffers from
368 getting lots of old entries that never get rem    277 getting lots of old entries that never get removed.
369                                                   278 
370 With modern kernels we have the option of havi    279 With modern kernels we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd
371 when it gets a request from an unknown host, a    280 when it gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give
372 appropriate export information to the kernel.     281 appropriate export information to the kernel.  This removes the
373 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the ker    282 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the kernel only needs to know about
374 currently active clients.                         283 currently active clients.
375                                                   284 
376 To enable this new functionality, you need to:    285 To enable this new functionality, you need to::
377                                                   286 
378   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd                287   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd
379                                                   288 
380 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is reco    289 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
381 services be protected from the internet-at-lar    290 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where
382 that is possible.                                 291 that is possible.
383                                                   292 
384 mcelog                                            293 mcelog
385 ------                                            294 ------
386                                                   295 
387 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to    296 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to process and log machine check
388 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Mac    297 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Machine check events are errors
389 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strong    298 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
390                                                   299 
391 Kernel documentation                              300 Kernel documentation
392 ********************                              301 ********************
393                                                   302 
394 Sphinx                                            303 Sphinx
395 ------                                            304 ------
396                                                   305 
397 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Docu !! 306 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in ``Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst``
398 for details about Sphinx requirements.            307 for details about Sphinx requirements.
399                                                   308 
400 rustdoc                                        << 
401 -------                                        << 
402                                                << 
403 ``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentat << 
404 Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for << 
405                                                << 
406 Getting updated software                          309 Getting updated software
407 ========================                          310 ========================
408                                                   311 
409 Kernel compilation                                312 Kernel compilation
410 ******************                                313 ******************
411                                                   314 
412 gcc                                               315 gcc
413 ---                                               316 ---
414                                                   317 
415 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>                    318 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>
416                                                   319 
417 Clang/LLVM                                     << 
418 ----------                                     << 
419                                                << 
420 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.          << 
421                                                << 
422 Rust                                           << 
423 ----                                           << 
424                                                << 
425 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
426                                                << 
427 bindgen                                        << 
428 -------                                        << 
429                                                << 
430 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
431                                                << 
432 Make                                              320 Make
433 ----                                              321 ----
434                                                   322 
435 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>                   323 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>
436                                                   324 
437 Bash                                           << 
438 ----                                           << 
439                                                << 
440 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>                << 
441                                                << 
442 Binutils                                          325 Binutils
443 --------                                          326 --------
444                                                   327 
445 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binu    328 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
446                                                   329 
447 Flex                                           << 
448 ----                                           << 
449                                                << 
450 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>    << 
451                                                << 
452 Bison                                          << 
453 -----                                          << 
454                                                << 
455 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>               << 
456                                                << 
457 OpenSSL                                           330 OpenSSL
458 -------                                           331 -------
459                                                   332 
460 - <https://www.openssl.org/>                      333 - <https://www.openssl.org/>
461                                                   334 
462 System utilities                                  335 System utilities
463 ****************                                  336 ****************
464                                                   337 
465 Util-linux                                        338 Util-linux
466 ----------                                        339 ----------
467                                                   340 
468 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util    341 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
469                                                   342 
470 Kmod                                              343 Kmod
471 ----                                              344 ----
472                                                   345 
473 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    346 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/>
474 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel    347 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git>
475                                                   348 
476 Ksymoops                                          349 Ksymoops
477 --------                                          350 --------
478                                                   351 
479 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    352 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
480                                                   353 
481 Mkinitrd                                          354 Mkinitrd
482 --------                                          355 --------
483                                                   356 
484 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/mai    357 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/main>
485                                                   358 
486 E2fsprogs                                         359 E2fsprogs
487 ---------                                         360 ---------
488                                                   361 
489 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/peo !! 362 - <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.29.tar.gz>
490 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fs << 
491                                                   363 
492 JFSutils                                          364 JFSutils
493 --------                                          365 --------
494                                                   366 
495 - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/>               !! 367 - <http://jfs.sourceforge.net/>
496                                                   368 
497 Reiserfsprogs                                     369 Reiserfsprogs
498 -------------                                     370 -------------
499                                                   371 
500 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel !! 372 - <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/reiserfs/>
501                                                   373 
502 Xfsprogs                                          374 Xfsprogs
503 --------                                          375 --------
504                                                   376 
505 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfspr !! 377 - <ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/>
506 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/x << 
507                                                   378 
508 Pcmciautils                                       379 Pcmciautils
509 -----------                                       380 -----------
510                                                   381 
511 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    382 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
512                                                   383 
513 Quota-tools                                       384 Quota-tools
514 -----------                                       385 -----------
515                                                   386 
516 - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota !! 387 - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota/>
517                                                   388 
518                                                   389 
519 Intel P6 microcode                                390 Intel P6 microcode
520 ------------------                                391 ------------------
521                                                   392 
522 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>             393 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>
523                                                   394 
524 udev                                              395 udev
525 ----                                              396 ----
526                                                   397 
527 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/system !! 398 - <http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/udev.html>
528                                                   399 
529 FUSE                                              400 FUSE
530 ----                                              401 ----
531                                                   402 
532 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases !! 403 - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse>
533                                                   404 
534 mcelog                                            405 mcelog
535 ------                                            406 ------
536                                                   407 
537 - <https://www.mcelog.org/>                    !! 408 - <http://www.mcelog.org/>
538                                                << 
539 cpio                                           << 
540 ----                                           << 
541                                                << 
542 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>         << 
543                                                   409 
544 Networking                                        410 Networking
545 **********                                        411 **********
546                                                   412 
547 PPP                                               413 PPP
548 ---                                               414 ---
549                                                   415 
550 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>        !! 416 - <ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/>
551 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>          !! 417 
552 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>         !! 418 Isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 419 ------------
                                                   >> 420 
                                                   >> 421 - <ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/utils/>
553                                                   422 
554 NFS-utils                                         423 NFS-utils
555 ---------                                         424 ---------
556                                                   425 
557 - <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p !! 426 - <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14>
558 - <https://nfs.sourceforge.net/>               << 
559                                                   427 
560 Iptables                                          428 Iptables
561 --------                                          429 --------
562                                                   430 
563 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ind !! 431 - <http://www.iptables.org/downloads.html>
564                                                   432 
565 Ip-route2                                         433 Ip-route2
566 ---------                                         434 ---------
567                                                   435 
568 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/    436 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/>
569                                                   437 
570 OProfile                                          438 OProfile
571 --------                                          439 --------
572                                                   440 
573 - <https://oprofile.sf.net/download/>          !! 441 - <http://oprofile.sf.net/download/>
                                                   >> 442 
                                                   >> 443 NFS-Utils
                                                   >> 444 ---------
                                                   >> 445 
                                                   >> 446 - <http://nfs.sourceforge.net/>
574                                                   447 
575 Kernel documentation                              448 Kernel documentation
576 ********************                              449 ********************
577                                                   450 
578 Sphinx                                            451 Sphinx
579 ------                                            452 ------
580                                                   453 
581 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>                !! 454 - <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/>
                                                      

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