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Using make xconfig

Using make xconfig - Linux Tutorial

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Using make xconfig

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- [Instructor] Let's look at an alternative tool for configuring your kernel, and that's xconfig. So like with menu config, you need to make it, so stuff has to get compiled. You might have to install some additional packages to be able to use it, maybe G++, some QT, Package, and so forth. It will let you know what's missing. Or you might have to do a little bit of web searching there to get that going. Might be worth it. You might prefer it, it's a more modern interface. You get to use your mouse. One thing though, I like about make menu config, 'cause it's not mouse oriented, I can run it over SSH with make xconfig, you need a GUI environment. So you can click around on things. It has a window to show you the help. You click to expand and contract sub menus. And in the interface, if next to a choice is a dot, that means it's chosen as a module. If it's a check mark, that means it's chosen to be statically linked into the kernel image. And if it's empty, that means that choice is not…

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