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

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