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  1 .. _changes:                                   << 
  2                                                << 
  3 Minimal requirements to compile the Kernel     << 
  4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++     << 
  5                                                << 
  6 Intro                                               1 Intro
  7 =====                                               2 =====
  8                                                     3 
  9 This document is designed to provide a list of      4 This document is designed to provide a list of the minimum levels of
 10 software necessary to run the current kernel v !!   5 software necessary to run the 3.0 kernels.
 11                                                     6 
 12 This document is originally based on my "Chang      7 This document is originally based on my "Changes" file for 2.0.x kernels
 13 and therefore owes credit to the same people a      8 and therefore owes credit to the same people as that file (Jared Mauch,
 14 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless o      9 Axel Boldt, Alessandro Sigala, and countless other users all over the
 15 'net).                                             10 'net).
 16                                                    11 
 17 Current Minimal Requirements                       12 Current Minimal Requirements
 18 ****************************                   !!  13 ============================
 19                                                    14 
 20 Upgrade to at **least** these software revisio !!  15 Upgrade to at *least* these software revisions before thinking you've
 21 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what vers     16 encountered a bug!  If you're unsure what version you're currently
 22 running, the suggested command should tell you     17 running, the suggested command should tell you.
 23                                                    18 
 24 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you     19 Again, keep in mind that this list assumes you are already functionally
 25 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools a     20 running a Linux kernel.  Also, not all tools are necessary on all
 26 systems; obviously, if you don't have any PC C !!  21 systems; obviously, if you don't have any ISDN hardware, for example,
 27 you probably needn't concern yourself with pcm !!  22 you probably needn't concern yourself with isdn4k-utils.
 28                                                    23 
 29 ====================== ===============  ====== !!  24 o  GNU C                  3.2                     # gcc --version
 30         Program        Minimal version       C !!  25 o  GNU make               3.80                    # make --version
 31 ====================== ===============  ====== !!  26 o  binutils               2.12                    # ld -v
 32 GNU C                  5.1              gcc -- !!  27 o  util-linux             2.10o                   # fdformat --version
 33 Clang/LLVM (optional)  13.0.1           clang  !!  28 o  kmod                   13                      # depmod -V
 34 Rust (optional)        1.78.0           rustc  !!  29 o  e2fsprogs              1.41.4                  # e2fsck -V
 35 bindgen (optional)     0.65.1           bindge !!  30 o  jfsutils               1.1.3                   # fsck.jfs -V
 36 GNU make               4.0              make - !!  31 o  reiserfsprogs          3.6.3                   # reiserfsck -V
 37 bash                   4.2              bash - !!  32 o  xfsprogs               2.6.0                   # xfs_db -V
 38 binutils               2.25             ld -v  !!  33 o  squashfs-tools         4.0                     # mksquashfs -version
 39 flex                   2.5.35           flex - !!  34 o  btrfs-progs            0.18                    # btrfsck
 40 bison                  2.0              bison  !!  35 o  pcmciautils            004                     # pccardctl -V
 41 pahole                 1.16             pahole !!  36 o  quota-tools            3.09                    # quota -V
 42 util-linux             2.10o            mount  !!  37 o  PPP                    2.4.0                   # pppd --version
 43 kmod                   13               depmod !!  38 o  isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1                 # isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
 44 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck !!  39 o  nfs-utils              1.0.5                   # showmount --version
 45 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.j !!  40 o  procps                 3.2.0                   # ps --version
 46 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiser !!  41 o  oprofile               0.9                     # oprofiled --version
 47 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db !!  42 o  udev                   081                     # udevd --version
 48 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksqua !!  43 o  grub                   0.93                    # grub --version || grub-install --version
 49 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsc !!  44 o  mcelog                 0.6                     # mcelog --version
 50 pcmciautils            004              pccard !!  45 o  iptables               1.4.2                   # iptables -V
 51 quota-tools            3.09             quota  !!  46 o  openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0                   # openssl version
 52 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd - !!  47 o  bc                     1.06.95                 # bc --version
 53 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmo << 
 54 procps                 3.2.0            ps --v << 
 55 udev                   081              udevd  << 
 56 grub                   0.93             grub - << 
 57 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog << 
 58 iptables               1.4.2            iptabl << 
 59 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openss << 
 60 bc                     1.06.95          bc --v << 
 61 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         2.4.4            sphinx << 
 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 ====================== ===============  ====== << 
 69                                                    48 
 70 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Ke << 
 71                                                    49 
 72 Kernel compilation                                 50 Kernel compilation
 73 ******************                             !!  51 ==================
 74                                                    52 
 75 GCC                                                53 GCC
 76 ---                                                54 ---
 77                                                    55 
 78 The gcc version requirements may vary dependin     56 The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your
 79 computer.                                          57 computer.
 80                                                    58 
 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                                               59 Make
107 ----                                               60 ----
108                                                    61 
109 You will need GNU make 4.0 or later to build t !!  62 You will need GNU make 3.80 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                                                    63 
117 Binutils                                           64 Binutils
118 --------                                           65 --------
119                                                    66 
120 Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the  !!  67 Linux on IA-32 has recently switched from using as86 to using gas for
121                                                !!  68 assembling the 16-bit boot code, removing the need for as86 to compile
122 pkg-config                                     !!  69 your kernel.  This change does, however, mean that you need a recent
123 ----------                                     !!  70 release of binutils.
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                                                    71 
153 Perl                                               72 Perl
154 ----                                               73 ----
155                                                    74 
156 You will need perl 5 and the following modules !!  75 You will need perl 5 and the following modules: Getopt::Long, Getopt::Std,
157 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``Fil !!  76 File::Basename, and File::Find to build the kernel.
158                                                    77 
159 BC                                                 78 BC
160 --                                                 79 --
161                                                    80 
162 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and hig     81 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and higher
163                                                    82 
164                                                    83 
165 OpenSSL                                            84 OpenSSL
166 -------                                            85 -------
167                                                    86 
168 Module signing and external certificate handli     87 Module signing and external certificate handling use the OpenSSL program and
169 crypto library to do key creation and signatur     88 crypto library to do key creation and signature generation.
170                                                    89 
171 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and     90 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
172 enabled.  You will also need openssl developme     91 enabled.  You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
173 and higher.                                        92 and higher.
174                                                    93 
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                                                    94 
202 System utilities                                   95 System utilities
203 ****************                               !!  96 ================
204                                                    97 
205 Architectural changes                              98 Architectural changes
206 ---------------------                              99 ---------------------
207                                                   100 
208 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev        101 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev
209 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel !! 102 (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/)
210                                                   103 
211 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!    104 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!
212                                                   105 
213 Linux documentation for functions is transitio    106 Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline
214 documentation via specially-formatted comments    107 documentation via specially-formatted comments near their
215 definitions in the source.  These comments can !! 108 definitions in the source.  These comments can be combined with the
216 files the Documentation/ directory to make enr !! 109 SGML templates in the Documentation/DocBook directory to make DocBook
217 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex,  !! 110 files, which can then be converted by DocBook stylesheets to PostScript,
218 In order to convert from ReST format to a form !! 111 HTML, PDF files, and several other formats.  In order to convert from
219 Sphinx.                                        !! 112 DocBook format to a format of your choice, you'll need to install Jade as
                                                   >> 113 well as the desired DocBook stylesheets.
220                                                   114 
221 Util-linux                                        115 Util-linux
222 ----------                                        116 ----------
223                                                   117 
224 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` s !! 118 New versions of util-linux provide *fdisk support for larger disks,
225 support new options to mount, recognize more s    119 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
226 types, and similar goodies.                    !! 120 types, have a fdformat which works with 2.4 kernels, and similar goodies.
227 You'll probably want to upgrade.                  121 You'll probably want to upgrade.
228                                                   122 
229 Ksymoops                                          123 Ksymoops
230 --------                                          124 --------
231                                                   125 
232 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oop    126 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the
233 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases     127 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't.
234 It is generally preferred to build the kernel  !! 128 It is generally preferred to build the kernel with CONFIG_KALLSYMS so
235 that it produces readable dumps that can be us    129 that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is (this also
236 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for    130 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for some reason your kernel
237 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you  !! 131 is not build with CONFIG_KALLSYMS and you have no way to rebuild and
238 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you     132 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you can still decode that Oops
239 with ksymoops.                                    133 with ksymoops.
240                                                   134 
241 Mkinitrd                                          135 Mkinitrd
242 --------                                          136 --------
243                                                   137 
244 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tre !! 138 These changes to the /lib/modules file tree layout also require that
245 mkinitrd be upgraded.                             139 mkinitrd be upgraded.
246                                                   140 
247 E2fsprogs                                         141 E2fsprogs
248 ---------                                         142 ---------
249                                                   143 
250 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes seve !! 144 The latest version of e2fsprogs fixes several bugs in fsck and
251 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgra    145 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
252                                                   146 
253 JFSutils                                          147 JFSutils
254 --------                                          148 --------
255                                                   149 
256 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilitie !! 150 The jfsutils package contains the utilities for the file system.
257 The following utilities are available:            151 The following utilities are available:
258                                                !! 152 o fsck.jfs - initiate replay of the transaction log, and check
259 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transa << 
260   and repair a JFS formatted partition.           153   and repair a JFS formatted partition.
261                                                !! 154 o mkfs.jfs - create a JFS formatted partition.
262 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partit !! 155 o other file system utilities are also available in this package.
263                                                << 
264 - other file system utilities are also availab << 
265                                                   156 
266 Reiserfsprogs                                     157 Reiserfsprogs
267 -------------                                     158 -------------
268                                                   159 
269 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for r    160 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for reiserfs-3.6.x
270 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined packag    161 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined package and contains working
271 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs` !! 162 versions of mkreiserfs, resize_reiserfs, debugreiserfs and
272 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386  !! 163 reiserfsck. These utils work on both i386 and alpha platforms.
273                                                   164 
274 Xfsprogs                                          165 Xfsprogs
275 --------                                          166 --------
276                                                   167 
277 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains `` !! 168 The latest version of xfsprogs contains mkfs.xfs, xfs_db, and the
278 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for th !! 169 xfs_repair utilities, among others, for the XFS filesystem.  It is
279 architecture independent and any version from     170 architecture independent and any version from 2.0.0 onward should
280 work correctly with this version of the XFS ke    171 work correctly with this version of the XFS kernel code (2.6.0 or
281 later is recommended, due to some significant     172 later is recommended, due to some significant improvements).
282                                                   173 
283 PCMCIAutils                                       174 PCMCIAutils
284 -----------                                       175 -----------
285                                                   176 
286 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properl !! 177 PCMCIAutils replaces pcmcia-cs. It properly sets up
287 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the    178 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the appropriate modules
288 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is mod    179 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is modularized and the hotplug
289 subsystem is used.                                180 subsystem is used.
290                                                   181 
291 Quota-tools                                       182 Quota-tools
292 -----------                                       183 -----------
293                                                   184 
294 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required    185 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    186 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools version 3.07 and
296 newer has this support.  Use the recommended v    187 newer has this support.  Use the recommended version or newer
297 from the table above.                             188 from the table above.
298                                                   189 
299 Intel IA32 microcode                              190 Intel IA32 microcode
300 --------------------                              191 --------------------
301                                                   192 
302 A driver has been added to allow updating of I    193 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
303 accessible as a normal (misc) character device    194 accessible as a normal (misc) character device.  If you are not using
304 udev you may need to::                         !! 195 udev you may need to:
305                                                   196 
306   mkdir /dev/cpu                               !! 197 mkdir /dev/cpu
307   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184            !! 198 mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
308   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode                !! 199 chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode
309                                                   200 
310 as root before you can use this.  You'll proba    201 as root before you can use this.  You'll probably also want to
311 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to us    202 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to use with this.
312                                                   203 
313 udev                                              204 udev
314 ----                                              205 ----
315                                                !! 206 udev is a userspace application for populating /dev dynamically with
316 ``udev`` is a userspace application for popula !! 207 only entries for devices actually present.  udev replaces the basic
317 only entries for devices actually present. ``u << 
318 functionality of devfs, while allowing persist    208 functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for
319 devices.                                          209 devices.
320                                                   210 
321 FUSE                                              211 FUSE
322 ----                                              212 ----
323                                                   213 
324 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimu    214 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimum is 2.3.0 but mount
325 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won !! 215 options 'direct_io' and 'kernel_cache' won't work.
326                                                   216 
327 Networking                                        217 Networking
328 **********                                     !! 218 ==========
329                                                   219 
330 General changes                                   220 General changes
331 ---------------                                   221 ---------------
332                                                   222 
333 If you have advanced network configuration nee    223 If you have advanced network configuration needs, you should probably
334 consider using the network tools from ip-route    224 consider using the network tools from ip-route2.
335                                                   225 
336 Packet Filter / NAT                               226 Packet Filter / NAT
337 -------------------                               227 -------------------
338 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the sam    228 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the same tools like the previous 2.4.x
339 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes b    229 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes backwards-compatibility modules
340 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwa    230 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwadm.
341                                                   231 
342 PPP                                               232 PPP
343 ---                                               233 ---
344                                                   234 
345 The PPP driver has been restructured to suppor    235 The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
346 enable it to operate over diverse media layers    236 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
347 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.                   237 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
348                                                   238 
349 If you are not using udev, you must have the d    239 If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
350 which can be made by::                         !! 240 which can be made by:
351                                                   241 
352   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0                       !! 242 mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
353                                                   243 
354 as root.                                          244 as root.
355                                                   245 
                                                   >> 246 Isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 247 ------------
                                                   >> 248 
                                                   >> 249 Due to changes in the length of the phone number field, isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 250 needs to be recompiled or (preferably) upgraded.
                                                   >> 251 
356 NFS-utils                                         252 NFS-utils
357 ---------                                         253 ---------
358                                                   254 
359 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs     255 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs server needed to know
360 about any client that expected to be able to a    256 about any client that expected to be able to access files via NFS.  This
361 information would be given to the kernel by `` !! 257 information would be given to the kernel by "mountd" when the client
362 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at  !! 258 mounted the filesystem, or by "exportfs" at system startup.  exportfs
363 would take information about active clients fr !! 259 would take information about active clients from /var/lib/nfs/rmtab.
364                                                   260 
365 This approach is quite fragile as it depends o    261 This approach is quite fragile as it depends on rmtab being correct
366 which is not always easy, particularly when tr    262 which is not always easy, particularly when trying to implement
367 fail-over.  Even when the system is working we !! 263 fail-over.  Even when the system is working well, rmtab suffers from
368 getting lots of old entries that never get rem    264 getting lots of old entries that never get removed.
369                                                   265 
370 With modern kernels we have the option of havi    266 With modern kernels we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd
371 when it gets a request from an unknown host, a    267 when it gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give
372 appropriate export information to the kernel.     268 appropriate export information to the kernel.  This removes the
373 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the ker !! 269 dependency on rmtab and means that the kernel only needs to know about
374 currently active clients.                         270 currently active clients.
375                                                   271 
376 To enable this new functionality, you need to: !! 272 To enable this new functionality, you need to:
377                                                   273 
378   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd                274   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd
379                                                   275 
380 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is reco    276 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
381 services be protected from the internet-at-lar    277 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where
382 that is possible.                                 278 that is possible.
383                                                   279 
384 mcelog                                            280 mcelog
385 ------                                            281 ------
386                                                   282 
387 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to    283 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to process and log machine check
388 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Mac !! 284 events when CONFIG_X86_MCE is enabled. Machine check events are errors reported
389 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strong !! 285 by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
390                                                << 
391 Kernel documentation                           << 
392 ********************                           << 
393                                                << 
394 Sphinx                                         << 
395 ------                                         << 
396                                                << 
397 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Docu << 
398 for details about Sphinx requirements.         << 
399                                                << 
400 rustdoc                                        << 
401 -------                                        << 
402                                                << 
403 ``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentat << 
404 Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for << 
405                                                   286 
406 Getting updated software                          287 Getting updated software
407 ========================                          288 ========================
408                                                   289 
409 Kernel compilation                                290 Kernel compilation
410 ******************                                291 ******************
411                                                   292 
412 gcc                                               293 gcc
413 ---                                               294 ---
414                                                !! 295 o  <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>
415 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>                 << 
416                                                << 
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                                                   296 
432 Make                                              297 Make
433 ----                                              298 ----
434                                                !! 299 o  <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>
435 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>                << 
436                                                << 
437 Bash                                           << 
438 ----                                           << 
439                                                << 
440 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>                << 
441                                                   300 
442 Binutils                                          301 Binutils
443 --------                                          302 --------
444                                                !! 303 o  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
445 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binu << 
446                                                << 
447 Flex                                           << 
448 ----                                           << 
449                                                << 
450 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>    << 
451                                                << 
452 Bison                                          << 
453 -----                                          << 
454                                                << 
455 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>               << 
456                                                   304 
457 OpenSSL                                           305 OpenSSL
458 -------                                           306 -------
459                                                !! 307 o  <https://www.openssl.org/>
460 - <https://www.openssl.org/>                   << 
461                                                   308 
462 System utilities                                  309 System utilities
463 ****************                                  310 ****************
464                                                   311 
465 Util-linux                                        312 Util-linux
466 ----------                                        313 ----------
467                                                !! 314 o  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
468 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util << 
469                                                   315 
470 Kmod                                              316 Kmod
471 ----                                              317 ----
472                                                !! 318 o  <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/>
473 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern !! 319 o  <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git>
474 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel << 
475                                                   320 
476 Ksymoops                                          321 Ksymoops
477 --------                                          322 --------
478                                                !! 323 o  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
479 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern << 
480                                                   324 
481 Mkinitrd                                          325 Mkinitrd
482 --------                                          326 --------
483                                                !! 327 o  <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/main>
484 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/mai << 
485                                                   328 
486 E2fsprogs                                         329 E2fsprogs
487 ---------                                         330 ---------
488                                                !! 331 o  <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.29.tar.gz>
489 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/peo << 
490 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fs << 
491                                                   332 
492 JFSutils                                          333 JFSutils
493 --------                                          334 --------
494                                                !! 335 o  <http://jfs.sourceforge.net/>
495 - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/>               << 
496                                                   336 
497 Reiserfsprogs                                     337 Reiserfsprogs
498 -------------                                     338 -------------
499                                                !! 339 o  <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/reiserfs/>
500 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel << 
501                                                   340 
502 Xfsprogs                                          341 Xfsprogs
503 --------                                          342 --------
504                                                !! 343 o  <ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/>
505 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfspr << 
506 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/x << 
507                                                   344 
508 Pcmciautils                                       345 Pcmciautils
509 -----------                                       346 -----------
510                                                !! 347 o  <ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
511 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern << 
512                                                   348 
513 Quota-tools                                       349 Quota-tools
514 -----------                                    !! 350 ----------
                                                   >> 351 o  <http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota/>
515                                                   352 
516 - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota !! 353 DocBook Stylesheets
                                                   >> 354 -------------------
                                                   >> 355 o  <http://sourceforge.net/projects/docbook/files/docbook-dsssl/>
517                                                   356 
                                                   >> 357 XMLTO XSLT Frontend
                                                   >> 358 -------------------
                                                   >> 359 o  <http://cyberelk.net/tim/xmlto/>
518                                                   360 
519 Intel P6 microcode                                361 Intel P6 microcode
520 ------------------                                362 ------------------
521                                                !! 363 o  <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>
522 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>          << 
523                                                   364 
524 udev                                              365 udev
525 ----                                              366 ----
526                                                !! 367 o <http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/udev.html>
527 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/system << 
528                                                   368 
529 FUSE                                              369 FUSE
530 ----                                              370 ----
531                                                !! 371 o <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse>
532 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases << 
533                                                   372 
534 mcelog                                            373 mcelog
535 ------                                            374 ------
536                                                !! 375 o <http://www.mcelog.org/>
537 - <https://www.mcelog.org/>                    << 
538                                                << 
539 cpio                                           << 
540 ----                                           << 
541                                                << 
542 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>         << 
543                                                   376 
544 Networking                                        377 Networking
545 **********                                        378 **********
546                                                   379 
547 PPP                                               380 PPP
548 ---                                               381 ---
                                                   >> 382 o  <ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/>
549                                                   383 
550 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>        !! 384 Isdn4k-utils
551 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>          !! 385 ------------
552 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>         !! 386 o  <ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/utils/>
553                                                   387 
554 NFS-utils                                         388 NFS-utils
555 ---------                                         389 ---------
556                                                !! 390 o  <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14>
557 - <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p << 
558 - <https://nfs.sourceforge.net/>               << 
559                                                   391 
560 Iptables                                          392 Iptables
561 --------                                          393 --------
562                                                !! 394 o  <http://www.iptables.org/downloads.html>
563 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ind << 
564                                                   395 
565 Ip-route2                                         396 Ip-route2
566 ---------                                         397 ---------
567                                                !! 398 o  <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/>
568 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/ << 
569                                                   399 
570 OProfile                                          400 OProfile
571 --------                                          401 --------
                                                   >> 402 o  <http://oprofile.sf.net/download/>
572                                                   403 
573 - <https://oprofile.sf.net/download/>          !! 404 NFS-Utils
574                                                !! 405 ---------
575 Kernel documentation                           !! 406 o  <http://nfs.sourceforge.net/>
576 ********************                           << 
577                                                << 
578 Sphinx                                         << 
579 ------                                         << 
580                                                << 
581 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>                << 
                                                      

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