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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 !!  35 util-linux             2.10o            fdformat --version
 36 GNU make               4.0              make - !!  36 module-init-tools      0.9.10           depmod -V
 37 bash                   4.2              bash - << 
 38 binutils               2.25             ld -v  << 
 39 flex                   2.5.35           flex - << 
 40 bison                  2.0              bison  << 
 41 pahole                 1.16             pahole << 
 42 util-linux             2.10o            mount  << 
 43 kmod                   13               depmod << 
 44 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck     37 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
 45 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.j     38 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.jfs -V
 46 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiser     39 reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiserfsck -V
 47 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db     40 xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db -V
 48 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksqua     41 squashfs-tools         4.0              mksquashfs -version
 49 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsc     42 btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsck
 50 pcmciautils            004              pccard     43 pcmciautils            004              pccardctl -V
 51 quota-tools            3.09             quota      44 quota-tools            3.09             quota -V
 52 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd -     45 PPP                    2.4.0            pppd --version
                                                   >>  46 isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1          isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
 53 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmo     47 nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmount --version
 54 procps                 3.2.0            ps --v     48 procps                 3.2.0            ps --version
                                                   >>  49 oprofile               0.9              oprofiled --version
 55 udev                   081              udevd      50 udev                   081              udevd --version
 56 grub                   0.93             grub -     51 grub                   0.93             grub --version || grub-install --version
 57 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog     52 mcelog                 0.6              mcelog --version
 58 iptables               1.4.2            iptabl     53 iptables               1.4.2            iptables -V
 59 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openss     54 openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openssl version
 60 bc                     1.06.95          bc --v     55 bc                     1.06.95          bc --version
 61 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         2.4.4            sphinx !!  56 Sphinx\ [#f1]_         1.3              sphinx-build --version
 62 cpio                   any              cpio - << 
 63 GNU tar                1.28             tar -- << 
 64 gtags (optional)       6.6.5            gtags  << 
 65 mkimage (optional)     2017.01          mkimag << 
 66 Python (optional)      3.5.x            python << 
 67 ====================== ===============  ======     57 ====================== ===============  ========================================
 68                                                    58 
 69 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Ke     59 .. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation
 70                                                    60 
 71 Kernel compilation                                 61 Kernel compilation
 72 ******************                                 62 ******************
 73                                                    63 
 74 GCC                                                64 GCC
 75 ---                                                65 ---
 76                                                    66 
 77 The gcc version requirements may vary dependin     67 The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your
 78 computer.                                          68 computer.
 79                                                    69 
 80 Clang/LLVM (optional)                          << 
 81 ---------------------                          << 
 82                                                << 
 83 The latest formal release of clang and LLVM ut << 
 84 `releases.llvm.org <https://releases.llvm.org> << 
 85 kernels. Older releases aren't guaranteed to w << 
 86 from the kernel that were used to support olde << 
 87 docs on :ref:`Building Linux with Clang/LLVM < << 
 88                                                << 
 89 Rust (optional)                                << 
 90 ---------------                                << 
 91                                                << 
 92 A recent version of the Rust compiler is requi << 
 93                                                << 
 94 Please see Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst  << 
 95 satisfy the build requirements of Rust support << 
 96 target ``rustavailable`` is useful to check wh << 
 97 be detected.                                   << 
 98                                                << 
 99 bindgen (optional)                             << 
100 ------------------                             << 
101                                                << 
102 ``bindgen`` is used to generate the Rust bindi << 
103 It depends on ``libclang``.                    << 
104                                                << 
105 Make                                               70 Make
106 ----                                               71 ----
107                                                    72 
108 You will need GNU make 4.0 or later to build t !!  73 You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel.
109                                                << 
110 Bash                                           << 
111 ----                                           << 
112                                                << 
113 Some bash scripts are used for the kernel buil << 
114 Bash 4.2 or newer is needed.                   << 
115                                                    74 
116 Binutils                                           75 Binutils
117 --------                                           76 --------
118                                                    77 
119 Binutils 2.25 or newer is needed to build the  !!  78 The build system has, as of 4.13, switched to using thin archives (`ar T`)
120                                                !!  79 rather than incremental linking (`ld -r`) for built-in.o intermediate steps.
121 pkg-config                                     !!  80 This requires binutils 2.20 or newer.
122 ----------                                     << 
123                                                << 
124 The build system, as of 4.18, requires pkg-con << 
125 kconfig tools and to determine flags settings  << 
126 'make {g,x}config'.  Previously pkg-config was << 
127 verified or documented.                        << 
128                                                << 
129 Flex                                           << 
130 ----                                           << 
131                                                << 
132 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates l << 
133 during build.  This requires flex 2.5.35 or la << 
134                                                << 
135                                                << 
136 Bison                                          << 
137 -----                                          << 
138                                                << 
139 Since Linux 4.16, the build system generates p << 
140 during build.  This requires bison 2.0 or late << 
141                                                << 
142 pahole                                         << 
143 ------                                         << 
144                                                << 
145 Since Linux 5.2, if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF is s << 
146 generates BTF (BPF Type Format) from DWARF in  << 
147 modules as well.  This requires pahole v1.16 o << 
148                                                << 
149 It is found in the 'dwarves' or 'pahole' distr << 
150 https://fedorapeople.org/~acme/dwarves/.       << 
151                                                    81 
152 Perl                                               82 Perl
153 ----                                               83 ----
154                                                    84 
155 You will need perl 5 and the following modules     85 You will need perl 5 and the following modules: ``Getopt::Long``,
156 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``Fil     86 ``Getopt::Std``, ``File::Basename``, and ``File::Find`` to build the kernel.
157                                                    87 
158 BC                                                 88 BC
159 --                                                 89 --
160                                                    90 
161 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and hig     91 You will need bc to build kernels 3.10 and higher
162                                                    92 
163                                                    93 
164 OpenSSL                                            94 OpenSSL
165 -------                                            95 -------
166                                                    96 
167 Module signing and external certificate handli     97 Module signing and external certificate handling use the OpenSSL program and
168 crypto library to do key creation and signatur     98 crypto library to do key creation and signature generation.
169                                                    99 
170 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and    100 You will need openssl to build kernels 3.7 and higher if module signing is
171 enabled.  You will also need openssl developme    101 enabled.  You will also need openssl development packages to build kernels 4.3
172 and higher.                                       102 and higher.
173                                                   103 
174 Tar                                            << 
175 ---                                            << 
176                                                << 
177 GNU tar is needed if you want to enable access << 
178 (CONFIG_IKHEADERS).                            << 
179                                                << 
180 gtags / GNU GLOBAL (optional)                  << 
181 -----------------------------                  << 
182                                                << 
183 The kernel build requires GNU GLOBAL version 6 << 
184 tag files through ``make gtags``.  This is due << 
185 ``-C (--directory)`` flag.                     << 
186                                                << 
187 mkimage                                        << 
188 -------                                        << 
189                                                << 
190 This tool is used when building a Flat Image T << 
191 platforms. The tool is available via the ``u-b << 
192 built from the U-Boot source code. See the ins << 
193 https://docs.u-boot.org/en/latest/build/tools. << 
194                                                   104 
195 System utilities                                  105 System utilities
196 ****************                                  106 ****************
197                                                   107 
198 Architectural changes                             108 Architectural changes
199 ---------------------                             109 ---------------------
200                                                   110 
201 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev        111 DevFS has been obsoleted in favour of udev
202 (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel !! 112 (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/)
203                                                   113 
204 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!    114 32-bit UID support is now in place.  Have fun!
205                                                   115 
206 Linux documentation for functions is transitio    116 Linux documentation for functions is transitioning to inline
207 documentation via specially-formatted comments    117 documentation via specially-formatted comments near their
208 definitions in the source.  These comments can    118 definitions in the source.  These comments can be combined with ReST
209 files the Documentation/ directory to make enr    119 files the Documentation/ directory to make enriched documentation, which can
210 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex,     120 then be converted to PostScript, HTML, LaTex, ePUB and PDF files.
211 In order to convert from ReST format to a form    121 In order to convert from ReST format to a format of your choice, you'll need
212 Sphinx.                                           122 Sphinx.
213                                                   123 
214 Util-linux                                        124 Util-linux
215 ----------                                        125 ----------
216                                                   126 
217 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` s    127 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` support for larger disks,
218 support new options to mount, recognize more s    128 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
219 types, and similar goodies.                    !! 129 types, have a fdformat which works with 2.4 kernels, and similar goodies.
220 You'll probably want to upgrade.                  130 You'll probably want to upgrade.
221                                                   131 
222 Ksymoops                                          132 Ksymoops
223 --------                                          133 --------
224                                                   134 
225 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oop    135 If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you may need the
226 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases     136 ksymoops tool to decode it, but in most cases you don't.
227 It is generally preferred to build the kernel     137 It is generally preferred to build the kernel with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` so
228 that it produces readable dumps that can be us    138 that it produces readable dumps that can be used as-is (this also
229 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for    139 produces better output than ksymoops).  If for some reason your kernel
230 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you     140 is not build with ``CONFIG_KALLSYMS`` and you have no way to rebuild and
231 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you     141 reproduce the Oops with that option, then you can still decode that Oops
232 with ksymoops.                                    142 with ksymoops.
233                                                   143 
                                                   >> 144 Module-Init-Tools
                                                   >> 145 -----------------
                                                   >> 146 
                                                   >> 147 A new module loader is now in the kernel that requires ``module-init-tools``
                                                   >> 148 to use.  It is backward compatible with the 2.4.x series kernels.
                                                   >> 149 
234 Mkinitrd                                          150 Mkinitrd
235 --------                                          151 --------
236                                                   152 
237 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tre    153 These changes to the ``/lib/modules`` file tree layout also require that
238 mkinitrd be upgraded.                             154 mkinitrd be upgraded.
239                                                   155 
240 E2fsprogs                                         156 E2fsprogs
241 ---------                                         157 ---------
242                                                   158 
243 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes seve    159 The latest version of ``e2fsprogs`` fixes several bugs in fsck and
244 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgra    160 debugfs.  Obviously, it's a good idea to upgrade.
245                                                   161 
246 JFSutils                                          162 JFSutils
247 --------                                          163 --------
248                                                   164 
249 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilitie    165 The ``jfsutils`` package contains the utilities for the file system.
250 The following utilities are available:            166 The following utilities are available:
251                                                   167 
252 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transa    168 - ``fsck.jfs`` - initiate replay of the transaction log, and check
253   and repair a JFS formatted partition.           169   and repair a JFS formatted partition.
254                                                   170 
255 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partit    171 - ``mkfs.jfs`` - create a JFS formatted partition.
256                                                   172 
257 - other file system utilities are also availab    173 - other file system utilities are also available in this package.
258                                                   174 
259 Reiserfsprogs                                     175 Reiserfsprogs
260 -------------                                     176 -------------
261                                                   177 
262 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for r    178 The reiserfsprogs package should be used for reiserfs-3.6.x
263 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined packag    179 (Linux kernels 2.4.x). It is a combined package and contains working
264 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs`    180 versions of ``mkreiserfs``, ``resize_reiserfs``, ``debugreiserfs`` and
265 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386     181 ``reiserfsck``. These utils work on both i386 and alpha platforms.
266                                                   182 
267 Xfsprogs                                          183 Xfsprogs
268 --------                                          184 --------
269                                                   185 
270 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``    186 The latest version of ``xfsprogs`` contains ``mkfs.xfs``, ``xfs_db``, and the
271 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for th    187 ``xfs_repair`` utilities, among others, for the XFS filesystem.  It is
272 architecture independent and any version from     188 architecture independent and any version from 2.0.0 onward should
273 work correctly with this version of the XFS ke    189 work correctly with this version of the XFS kernel code (2.6.0 or
274 later is recommended, due to some significant     190 later is recommended, due to some significant improvements).
275                                                   191 
276 PCMCIAutils                                       192 PCMCIAutils
277 -----------                                       193 -----------
278                                                   194 
279 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properl    195 PCMCIAutils replaces ``pcmcia-cs``. It properly sets up
280 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the    196 PCMCIA sockets at system startup and loads the appropriate modules
281 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is mod    197 for 16-bit PCMCIA devices if the kernel is modularized and the hotplug
282 subsystem is used.                                198 subsystem is used.
283                                                   199 
284 Quota-tools                                       200 Quota-tools
285 -----------                                       201 -----------
286                                                   202 
287 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required    203 Support for 32 bit uid's and gid's is required if you want to use
288 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools    204 the newer version 2 quota format.  Quota-tools version 3.07 and
289 newer has this support.  Use the recommended v    205 newer has this support.  Use the recommended version or newer
290 from the table above.                             206 from the table above.
291                                                   207 
292 Intel IA32 microcode                              208 Intel IA32 microcode
293 --------------------                              209 --------------------
294                                                   210 
295 A driver has been added to allow updating of I    211 A driver has been added to allow updating of Intel IA32 microcode,
296 accessible as a normal (misc) character device    212 accessible as a normal (misc) character device.  If you are not using
297 udev you may need to::                            213 udev you may need to::
298                                                   214 
299   mkdir /dev/cpu                                  215   mkdir /dev/cpu
300   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184               216   mknod /dev/cpu/microcode c 10 184
301   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode                   217   chmod 0644 /dev/cpu/microcode
302                                                   218 
303 as root before you can use this.  You'll proba    219 as root before you can use this.  You'll probably also want to
304 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to us    220 get the user-space microcode_ctl utility to use with this.
305                                                   221 
306 udev                                              222 udev
307 ----                                              223 ----
308                                                   224 
309 ``udev`` is a userspace application for popula    225 ``udev`` is a userspace application for populating ``/dev`` dynamically with
310 only entries for devices actually present. ``u    226 only entries for devices actually present. ``udev`` replaces the basic
311 functionality of devfs, while allowing persist    227 functionality of devfs, while allowing persistent device naming for
312 devices.                                          228 devices.
313                                                   229 
314 FUSE                                              230 FUSE
315 ----                                              231 ----
316                                                   232 
317 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimu    233 Needs libfuse 2.4.0 or later.  Absolute minimum is 2.3.0 but mount
318 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won    234 options ``direct_io`` and ``kernel_cache`` won't work.
319                                                   235 
320 Networking                                        236 Networking
321 **********                                        237 **********
322                                                   238 
323 General changes                                   239 General changes
324 ---------------                                   240 ---------------
325                                                   241 
326 If you have advanced network configuration nee    242 If you have advanced network configuration needs, you should probably
327 consider using the network tools from ip-route    243 consider using the network tools from ip-route2.
328                                                   244 
329 Packet Filter / NAT                               245 Packet Filter / NAT
330 -------------------                               246 -------------------
331 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the sam    247 The packet filtering and NAT code uses the same tools like the previous 2.4.x
332 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes b    248 kernel series (iptables).  It still includes backwards-compatibility modules
333 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwa    249 for 2.2.x-style ipchains and 2.0.x-style ipfwadm.
334                                                   250 
335 PPP                                               251 PPP
336 ---                                               252 ---
337                                                   253 
338 The PPP driver has been restructured to suppor    254 The PPP driver has been restructured to support multilink and to
339 enable it to operate over diverse media layers    255 enable it to operate over diverse media layers.  If you use PPP,
340 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.                   256 upgrade pppd to at least 2.4.0.
341                                                   257 
342 If you are not using udev, you must have the d    258 If you are not using udev, you must have the device file /dev/ppp
343 which can be made by::                            259 which can be made by::
344                                                   260 
345   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0                          261   mknod /dev/ppp c 108 0
346                                                   262 
347 as root.                                          263 as root.
348                                                   264 
                                                   >> 265 Isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 266 ------------
                                                   >> 267 
                                                   >> 268 Due to changes in the length of the phone number field, isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 269 needs to be recompiled or (preferably) upgraded.
                                                   >> 270 
349 NFS-utils                                         271 NFS-utils
350 ---------                                         272 ---------
351                                                   273 
352 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs     274 In ancient (2.4 and earlier) kernels, the nfs server needed to know
353 about any client that expected to be able to a    275 about any client that expected to be able to access files via NFS.  This
354 information would be given to the kernel by ``    276 information would be given to the kernel by ``mountd`` when the client
355 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at     277 mounted the filesystem, or by ``exportfs`` at system startup.  exportfs
356 would take information about active clients fr    278 would take information about active clients from ``/var/lib/nfs/rmtab``.
357                                                   279 
358 This approach is quite fragile as it depends o    280 This approach is quite fragile as it depends on rmtab being correct
359 which is not always easy, particularly when tr    281 which is not always easy, particularly when trying to implement
360 fail-over.  Even when the system is working we    282 fail-over.  Even when the system is working well, ``rmtab`` suffers from
361 getting lots of old entries that never get rem    283 getting lots of old entries that never get removed.
362                                                   284 
363 With modern kernels we have the option of havi    285 With modern kernels we have the option of having the kernel tell mountd
364 when it gets a request from an unknown host, a    286 when it gets a request from an unknown host, and mountd can give
365 appropriate export information to the kernel.     287 appropriate export information to the kernel.  This removes the
366 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the ker    288 dependency on ``rmtab`` and means that the kernel only needs to know about
367 currently active clients.                         289 currently active clients.
368                                                   290 
369 To enable this new functionality, you need to:    291 To enable this new functionality, you need to::
370                                                   292 
371   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd                293   mount -t nfsd nfsd /proc/fs/nfsd
372                                                   294 
373 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is reco    295 before running exportfs or mountd.  It is recommended that all NFS
374 services be protected from the internet-at-lar    296 services be protected from the internet-at-large by a firewall where
375 that is possible.                                 297 that is possible.
376                                                   298 
377 mcelog                                            299 mcelog
378 ------                                            300 ------
379                                                   301 
380 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to    302 On x86 kernels the mcelog utility is needed to process and log machine check
381 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Mac    303 events when ``CONFIG_X86_MCE`` is enabled. Machine check events are errors
382 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strong    304 reported by the CPU. Processing them is strongly encouraged.
383                                                   305 
384 Kernel documentation                              306 Kernel documentation
385 ********************                              307 ********************
386                                                   308 
387 Sphinx                                            309 Sphinx
388 ------                                            310 ------
389                                                   311 
390 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in :ref:`Docu !! 312 Please see :ref:`sphinx_install` in ``Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst``
391 for details about Sphinx requirements.            313 for details about Sphinx requirements.
392                                                   314 
393 rustdoc                                        << 
394 -------                                        << 
395                                                << 
396 ``rustdoc`` is used to generate the documentat << 
397 Documentation/rust/general-information.rst for << 
398                                                << 
399 Getting updated software                          315 Getting updated software
400 ========================                          316 ========================
401                                                   317 
402 Kernel compilation                                318 Kernel compilation
403 ******************                                319 ******************
404                                                   320 
405 gcc                                               321 gcc
406 ---                                               322 ---
407                                                   323 
408 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>                    324 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/>
409                                                   325 
410 Clang/LLVM                                     << 
411 ----------                                     << 
412                                                << 
413 - :ref:`Getting LLVM <getting_llvm>`.          << 
414                                                << 
415 Rust                                           << 
416 ----                                           << 
417                                                << 
418 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
419                                                << 
420 bindgen                                        << 
421 -------                                        << 
422                                                << 
423 - Documentation/rust/quick-start.rst.          << 
424                                                << 
425 Make                                              326 Make
426 ----                                              327 ----
427                                                   328 
428 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>                   329 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/make/>
429                                                   330 
430 Bash                                           << 
431 ----                                           << 
432                                                << 
433 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/>                << 
434                                                << 
435 Binutils                                          331 Binutils
436 --------                                          332 --------
437                                                   333 
438 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binu    334 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/>
439                                                   335 
440 Flex                                           << 
441 ----                                           << 
442                                                << 
443 - <https://github.com/westes/flex/releases>    << 
444                                                << 
445 Bison                                          << 
446 -----                                          << 
447                                                << 
448 - <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/>               << 
449                                                << 
450 OpenSSL                                           336 OpenSSL
451 -------                                           337 -------
452                                                   338 
453 - <https://www.openssl.org/>                      339 - <https://www.openssl.org/>
454                                                   340 
455 System utilities                                  341 System utilities
456 ****************                                  342 ****************
457                                                   343 
458 Util-linux                                        344 Util-linux
459 ----------                                        345 ----------
460                                                   346 
461 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util    347 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>
462                                                   348 
463 Kmod                                           << 
464 ----                                           << 
465                                                << 
466 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern << 
467 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel << 
468                                                << 
469 Ksymoops                                          349 Ksymoops
470 --------                                          350 --------
471                                                   351 
472 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    352 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/ksymoops/v2.4/>
473                                                   353 
                                                   >> 354 Module-Init-Tools
                                                   >> 355 -----------------
                                                   >> 356 
                                                   >> 357 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/module-init-tools/>
                                                   >> 358 
474 Mkinitrd                                          359 Mkinitrd
475 --------                                          360 --------
476                                                   361 
477 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/mai    362 - <https://code.launchpad.net/initrd-tools/main>
478                                                   363 
479 E2fsprogs                                         364 E2fsprogs
480 ---------                                         365 ---------
481                                                   366 
482 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/peo !! 367 - <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.29.tar.gz>
483 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/ext2/e2fs << 
484                                                   368 
485 JFSutils                                          369 JFSutils
486 --------                                          370 --------
487                                                   371 
488 - <https://jfs.sourceforge.net/>               !! 372 - <http://jfs.sourceforge.net/>
489                                                   373 
490 Reiserfsprogs                                     374 Reiserfsprogs
491 -------------                                     375 -------------
492                                                   376 
493 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel !! 377 - <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/reiserfs/>
494                                                   378 
495 Xfsprogs                                          379 Xfsprogs
496 --------                                          380 --------
497                                                   381 
498 - <https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/xfs/xfspr !! 382 - <ftp://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/>
499 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/fs/x << 
500                                                   383 
501 Pcmciautils                                       384 Pcmciautils
502 -----------                                       385 -----------
503                                                   386 
504 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kern    387 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/>
505                                                   388 
506 Quota-tools                                       389 Quota-tools
507 -----------                                       390 -----------
508                                                   391 
509 - <https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota !! 392 - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxquota/>
510                                                   393 
511                                                   394 
512 Intel P6 microcode                                395 Intel P6 microcode
513 ------------------                                396 ------------------
514                                                   397 
515 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>             398 - <https://downloadcenter.intel.com/>
516                                                   399 
517 udev                                              400 udev
518 ----                                              401 ----
519                                                   402 
520 - <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/system !! 403 - <http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/udev.html>
521                                                   404 
522 FUSE                                              405 FUSE
523 ----                                              406 ----
524                                                   407 
525 - <https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/releases !! 408 - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/fuse>
526                                                   409 
527 mcelog                                            410 mcelog
528 ------                                            411 ------
529                                                   412 
530 - <https://www.mcelog.org/>                    !! 413 - <http://www.mcelog.org/>
531                                                << 
532 cpio                                           << 
533 ----                                           << 
534                                                << 
535 - <https://www.gnu.org/software/cpio/>         << 
536                                                   414 
537 Networking                                        415 Networking
538 **********                                        416 **********
539                                                   417 
540 PPP                                               418 PPP
541 ---                                               419 ---
542                                                   420 
543 - <https://download.samba.org/pub/ppp/>        !! 421 - <ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/ppp/>
544 - <https://git.ozlabs.org/?p=ppp.git>          !! 422 
545 - <https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/>         !! 423 Isdn4k-utils
                                                   >> 424 ------------
                                                   >> 425 
                                                   >> 426 - <ftp://ftp.isdn4linux.de/pub/isdn4linux/utils/>
546                                                   427 
547 NFS-utils                                         428 NFS-utils
548 ---------                                         429 ---------
549                                                   430 
550 - <https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p !! 431 - <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=14>
551 - <https://nfs.sourceforge.net/>               << 
552                                                   432 
553 Iptables                                          433 Iptables
554 --------                                          434 --------
555                                                   435 
556 - <https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/ind !! 436 - <http://www.iptables.org/downloads.html>
557                                                   437 
558 Ip-route2                                         438 Ip-route2
559 ---------                                         439 ---------
560                                                   440 
561 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/    441 - <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/>
562                                                   442 
563 OProfile                                          443 OProfile
564 --------                                          444 --------
565                                                   445 
566 - <https://oprofile.sf.net/download/>          !! 446 - <http://oprofile.sf.net/download/>
                                                   >> 447 
                                                   >> 448 NFS-Utils
                                                   >> 449 ---------
                                                   >> 450 
                                                   >> 451 - <http://nfs.sourceforge.net/>
567                                                   452 
568 Kernel documentation                              453 Kernel documentation
569 ********************                              454 ********************
570                                                   455 
571 Sphinx                                            456 Sphinx
572 ------                                            457 ------
573                                                   458 
574 - <https://www.sphinx-doc.org/>                !! 459 - <http://www.sphinx-doc.org/>
                                                      

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