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Welcome slide:
 
Welcome slide:
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Welcome to the spoken tutorial on '''Installation of Linux kernel packages.'''
  
 
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Learning objectives:
 
Learning objectives:
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* Install the '''kernel header files.'''
 
* Install the '''kernel header files.'''
 
* Check the installed '''kernel '''version.
 
* Check the installed '''kernel '''version.
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* Use '''Linux kernel''' command
  
 
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* Install the '''kernel header files.'''
 
* Install the '''kernel header files.'''
 
* Check the installed '''kernel '''version.
 
* Check the installed '''kernel '''version.
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* Use '''Linux kernel''' commands.
  
 
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System Requirements:
 
System Requirements:
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* '''Linux kernel '''version''' 5.0.0-31 generic.'''
 
* '''Linux kernel '''version''' 5.0.0-31 generic.'''
  
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* '''VirtualBox version 5.2'''
 
* '''VirtualBox version 5.2'''
 
* '''Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS''' operating system.
 
* '''Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS''' operating system.
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* '''Linux kernel '''version''' 5.0.0-31''' '''generic.'''
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* '''Linux kernel '''version 5.0.0-31 '''generic.'''
  
 
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Prerequisites:
 
Prerequisites:
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To follow this tutorial, you should be familiar with
 
To follow this tutorial, you should be familiar with
  
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* '''C''' programming language and
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* '''C programming language and'''
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* Basics of''' Linux kernel'''  
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* basics of''' Linux kernel'''  
  
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* '''C''' programming language and
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* '''C programming language''' and
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* Basics of''' Linux kernel'''  
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* basics of''' Linux kernel'''  
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If not, then go through the '''C/C++''' and '''Linux''' spoken tutorials on this website.
  
 
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VirtualBox Installation
 
VirtualBox Installation
  
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* Go through the '''Ubuntu Linux on VirtualBox '''series in this website. [http://spoken-tutorial.org/ http://spoken-tutorial.org]  
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* Go through the '''Ubuntu Linux on VirtualBox '''series in this website. [http://spoken-tutorial.org/ http][http://spoken-tutorial.org/ s][http://spoken-tutorial.org/ ://spoken-tutorial.org]  
  
 
* Do the Virtual box installation as per your system OS
 
* Do the Virtual box installation as per your system OS
  
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* Go through the '''Ubuntu Linux on VirtualBox '''series in this website.  
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* Go through the '''Ubuntu Linux on VirtualBox '''series on this website.
  
 
* Do the '''VirtualBox''' installation as per your '''system OS'''.
 
* Do the '''VirtualBox''' installation as per your '''system OS'''.
  
 
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What is '''Linux kernel'''?
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* The '''kernel''' is the main component of a '''Linux operating system'''.
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* It bridges the hardware with the main programs that run on a computer.
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Kernel Modules
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* It is a program that acts as translators between '''devices''' and the '''Linux kernel'''.
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* '''Kernel modules''' need to be '''compiled''' with '''gcc''' options to make them work.
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* '''gcc''' contains the '''C compiler''' used to '''compile '''the '''Linux kernel. '''
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Type the''' password'''
 
Type the''' password'''
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Type the '''system password''' to '''login'''.
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Type the system '''password''' to login.
  
 
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Type '''gcc -version'''
 
Type '''gcc -version'''
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Highlight '''Command ‘gcc’ not found.'''
 
Highlight '''Command ‘gcc’ not found.'''
  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Open the '''terminal''' by pressing '''Alt+Ctrl+T''' keys simultaneously.
  
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We require the '''gcc compiler''' to compile the''' kernel’s module'''.
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We require the '''gcc compiler''' to '''compile''' the''' kernel’s module'''.
  
 
Let us check whether the '''gcc compiler''' is installed or not.
 
Let us check whether the '''gcc compiler''' is installed or not.
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Press '''Enter'''
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen.'''
  
 
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Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
  
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Type the '''password 2.23'''
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Type the '''password '''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Let us install the '''gcc compiler,'''
  
 
Type '''sudo space apt space update''' and press''' Enter.'''
 
Type '''sudo space apt space update''' and press''' Enter.'''
  
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Type the administrative''' password''' if prompted.
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If asked for the '''password''', type the '''administrative password'''.
  
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This '''command''' will update the '''Ubuntu's''' default '''repositories'''.
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This '''command''' will update '''Ubuntu's default repositories'''.
  
 
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Highlight the '''command'''
 
Highlight the '''command'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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This '''package''' is used to install '''GCC/g++ compilers, libraries''' and utilities such as '''make'''.  
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This '''package''' is used to install '''GCC/g++ compilers, libraries''' and '''utilities''' such as '''make'''.  
  
 
Press''' Enter'''.
 
Press''' Enter'''.
  
 
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Type '''y '''
 
Type '''y '''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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Press ''''Y'''' whenever there is a prompt during installation to confirm the '''configuration'''.
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Press ''''Y'''' whenever there is a prompt during installation, to confirm the configuration.
  
 
And press '''Enter.'''
 
And press '''Enter.'''
  
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Now the installation of '''gcc '''compiler is completed.
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Now the installation of '''gcc compiler''' is completed.
  
 
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Press Enter
 
Press Enter
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Press''' Enter'''
 
Press''' Enter'''
  
 
Highlight '''7.4.0'''
 
Highlight '''7.4.0'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Let us check the version of the installed '''gcc compiler.'''
  
 
Type '''gcc space hyphen hyphen version''' and press''' Enter.'''
 
Type '''gcc space hyphen hyphen version''' and press''' Enter.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''clear'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen'''
  
 
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Press '''Enter.'''
 
Press '''Enter.'''
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Type '''uname space hyphen r '''and press '''Enter.'''
 
Type '''uname space hyphen r '''and press '''Enter.'''
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Thirty one indicates the number of fixed '''bugs.'''
 
Thirty one indicates the number of fixed '''bugs.'''
  
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'''generic '''means '''general usage kernel.'''
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'''generic '''means general usage '''kernel.'''
  
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It is used for '''desktop '''installation.
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It is used for '''Desktop '''installation.
  
 
You may get a different version depending upon your '''Linux OS.'''
 
You may get a different version depending upon your '''Linux OS.'''
  
 
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Press''' Enter'''
 
Press''' Enter'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen.'''
  
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type''' sudo su'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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'''su command''' stands for '''superuser '''or '''root user.'''
 
'''su command''' stands for '''superuser '''or '''root user.'''
  
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'''Linux''' allows only the '''superuser ''' to run some '''commands'''.
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'''Linux''' allows only the '''superuser''' to run some '''commands'''.
  
 
Press '''Enter'''.
 
Press '''Enter'''.
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Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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Let us install the '''kernel header files.'''
 
Let us install the '''kernel header files.'''
  
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Type '''apt space install space linux hyphen headers hyphen dollar''' in brackets '''uname hyphen r.'''
  
 
And press''' Enter'''
 
And press''' Enter'''
  
 
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Highlight '''0-upgraded'''
 
Highlight '''0-upgraded'''
  
 
Highlight '''0-newly installed'''
 
Highlight '''0-newly installed'''
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'''linux-headers-5.0.0-31-generic is already the newest version'''
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'''linux-headers-5.0.0-31-generic is already the newest version.'''
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'''Zero upgraded, zero newly installed. '''
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'''zero upgraded, zero newly installed. '''
 
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Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen.'''
  
 
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Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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Type '''dpkg hyphen query space hyphen s space linux hyphen headers hyphen dollar''' in brackets '''uname space hyphen r.'''
  
 
And press''' Enter'''.
 
And press''' Enter'''.
  
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Highlight '''package'''
  
 
Highlight''' status '''
 
Highlight''' status '''
  
 
Highlight''' Installed-size '''
 
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| This field shows the '''package''' of''' header files.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| This field shows the '''package''' of''' header files.'''
  
 
The '''status''' field indicates that the '''header files '''are installed or not.
 
The '''status''' field indicates that the '''header files '''are installed or not.
  
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The''' Installed-size''' field contains the size of installed '''kernel header files '''in '''bytes'''.
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The''' Installed-size''' field contains the size of installed '''kernel header files''' in '''bytes'''.
  
 
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Highlight '''version'''
 
Highlight '''version'''
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The '''version''' field shows the version of the''' header files.'''
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The '''Version''' field shows the version of the '''header files.'''
  
 
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Press '''Enter'''
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And press '''Enter.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Highlight '''version'''
  
 
Highlight '''5.0.0-27-generic '''
 
Highlight '''5.0.0-27-generic '''
  
 
Highlight '''version: 5.0.0-27'''
 
Highlight '''version: 5.0.0-27'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Here, you can see that the''' kernel header files''' version and the '''kernel '''version are the same.
  
 
Make sure that both versions are the same in your '''system'''.
 
Make sure that both versions are the same in your '''system'''.
  
 
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Press''' Enter'''
 
Press''' Enter'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen.'''
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type >> '''lsmod'''.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''lsmod'''.
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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Highlight '''lsmod'''
 
Highlight '''lsmod'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Let us see the '''command''' that shows the '''kernel’s modules.'''
  
 
Type '''lsmod''' and press''' Enter'''.
 
Type '''lsmod''' and press''' Enter'''.
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|-
 
|-
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''clear'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''clear'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen'''
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type >> '''ls -l''' /'''dev'''  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls -l /dev'''  
  
 
press '''Enter'''
 
press '''Enter'''
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Highlight '''/dev'''
 
Highlight '''/dev'''
−
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls space hyphen l space slash dev''' and press '''Enter.'''
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This '''command''' displays the list of '''files''' located under the '''dev directory. '''
 
This '''command''' displays the list of '''files''' located under the '''dev directory. '''
  
 
All the '''devices''' are located in the''' dev directory'''.
 
All the '''devices''' are located in the''' dev directory'''.
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|-
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Highlight '''b'''
 
Highlight '''b'''
  
 
Highlight '''oct 16 08:47'''
 
Highlight '''oct 16 08:47'''
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And''' block devices''' are indicated by '''b.'''
 
And''' block devices''' are indicated by '''b.'''
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type''' clear'''
  
 
Press''' Enter'''
 
Press''' Enter'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen'''
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type >> '''ls -l/dev/tty'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls -l/dev/tty'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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Highlight''' rw-rw-rw-'''
 
Highlight''' rw-rw-rw-'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls space hyphen l space slash dev slash tty '''and press '''Enter'''.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls space hyphen l space slash dev slash tty '''and press '''Enter'''.
  
 
The '''tty''' is a '''character device''' for the first '''uart serial port.'''
 
The '''tty''' is a '''character device''' for the first '''uart serial port.'''
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Here, the '''owner''' is '''root''', and the '''group''' is '''tty.'''  
 
Here, the '''owner''' is '''root''', and the '''group''' is '''tty.'''  
  
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It indicates that the '''owner''', the '''group '''and the '''others '''have '''read''' and '''write permissions'''.  
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It indicates that the '''owner''', the '''group '''and '''others '''have '''read''' and '''write permissions'''.  
  
 
Another example of a '''character device''' is a '''keyboard device'''.
 
Another example of a '''character device''' is a '''keyboard device'''.
  
 
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type''' ls -l /dev/sda'''
  
 
Press''' Enter'''
 
Press''' Enter'''
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Highlight''' rw-rw-'''
 
Highlight''' rw-rw-'''
  
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls''' '''space''' '''hyphen l space slash dev slash sda''' and press '''Enter.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls space hyphen l space slash dev slash sda''' and press '''Enter.'''
  
 
It is a '''block device''' indicated by '''b'''.
 
It is a '''block device''' indicated by '''b'''.
  
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All mass storage '''devices''' such as '''sda''' are '''block devices'''.  
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All '''mass storage devices''' such as '''sda''' are '''block devices'''.  
  
 
Here, the '''owner''' is '''root''', and the '''group''' is '''disk'''
 
Here, the '''owner''' is '''root''', and the '''group''' is '''disk'''
  
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It indicates that the '''owner''' and the '''group''' have '''read''' and '''write permissions.'''
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It indicates that the '''owner''' and the '''group''' have '''read''' and '''write permissions'''.
  
 
These '''devices''' support '''random access'''.
 
These '''devices''' support '''random access'''.
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''clear'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''clear'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the '''screen.'''
  
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type >> '''ls -l /sys/class/net'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''ls -l /sys/class/net'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
  
 
Show the output
 
Show the output
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type''' ls space hyphen l space slash sys slash class slash net '''and press''' Enter.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type''' ls space hyphen l space slash sys slash class slash net '''and press''' Enter.'''
  
 
Here, you can see the list of''' network devices '''located in this '''directory.'''
 
Here, you can see the list of''' network devices '''located in this '''directory.'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Network devices''' are also known as '''packet devices'''.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Network devices''' are also known as '''packet devices'''.
  
 
'''Network devices''' simply transmit or receive the '''packets'''.
 
'''Network devices''' simply transmit or receive the '''packets'''.
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|-
 
|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''clear'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the''' screen.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Clear the''' screen.'''
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type >>''' exit'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type ''' exit'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''exit '''and press''' Enter.'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type '''exit '''and press''' Enter.'''
  
−
You can see the '''command prompt''' changed to regular''' user'''.
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You can see the '''command prompt''' changed to '''regular user'''.
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type >>''' exit'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| Type ''' exit'''
  
 
Press '''Enter'''
 
Press '''Enter'''
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| style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| To go back to '''user login''', type '''exit''' and press '''Enter'''.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| To go back to '''user login''', type '''exit''' and press '''Enter'''.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| With this, we come to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize.
  
 
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Summary:
 
Summary:
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* Install the '''gcc compiler.'''
 
* Install the '''gcc compiler.'''
 
* Install the '''kernel header files.'''
 
* Install the '''kernel header files.'''
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* See the '''kernel''' version.
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* Check the installed '''kernel''' version.
 
* Use '''Linux kernel command'''.
 
* Use '''Linux kernel command'''.
  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;padding:0.176cm;"| In this tutorial, we learnt to
  
 
* install the '''gcc compiler.'''
 
* install the '''gcc compiler.'''
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* Check the installed '''kernel '''version.
 
* Check the installed '''kernel '''version.
 
* Use '''Linux kernel command'''.
 
* Use '''Linux kernel command'''.
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* ls -l /dev/sda2  
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# Type the below '''commands''' and see the output:
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About Spoken Tutorial Project:
 
About Spoken Tutorial Project:
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* The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
 
* The video at the following link summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.
 
* Please download and watch it.
 
* Please download and watch it.
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Spoken Tutorial workshops:
 
Spoken Tutorial workshops:
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For more details, please write to us.
 
For more details, please write to us.
  
 
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* Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?
 
* Do you have questions in THIS Spoken Tutorial?
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* Choose the minute and second where you have the question.
 
* Choose the minute and second where you have the question.
 
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 9 July 2020

Visual cue Narration
Slide 1:

Welcome slide:

Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Installation of Linux kernel packages.
Slide 2:

Learning objectives:

  • Install the gcc compiler.
  • Install the kernel header files.
  • Check the installed kernel version.
  • Use Linux kernel command
In this tutorial, we will learn how to
  • Install the gcc compiler.
  • Install the kernel header files.
  • Check the installed kernel version.
  • Use Linux kernel commands.
Slide 3:

System Requirements:

  • VirtualBox version 5.2
  • Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS operating system.
  • Linux kernel version 5.0.0-31 generic.
To record this tutorial, I am using,
  • VirtualBox version 5.2
  • Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS operating system.
  • Linux kernel version 5.0.0-31 generic.
Slide 4:

Prerequisites:

To follow this tutorial, you should be familiar with

  • C programming language and
  • basics of Linux kernel
To follow this tutorial, you should be familiar with
  • C programming language and
  • basics of Linux kernel

If not, then go through the C/C++ and Linux spoken tutorials on this website.

Slide 5:

VirtualBox Installation

  • Do the Virtual box installation as per your system OS
  • Go through the Ubuntu Linux on VirtualBox series on this website.
  • Do the VirtualBox installation as per your system OS.
slide 6:

What is Linux kernel?

  • The kernel is the main component of a Linux operating system.
  • It bridges the hardware with the main programs that run on a computer.
slide 7:

Kernel Modules

  • It is a program that acts as translators between devices and the Linux kernel.
  • Kernel modules need to be compiled with gcc options to make them work.
  • gcc contains the C compiler used to compile the Linux kernel.
Click on ubuntu_18.04_LTS

Type the password

Start your Ubuntu 18.04 LTS virtual system.

Type the system password to login.

Press Alt+Ctrl+T

Type gcc -version

Press Enter

Highlight Command ‘gcc’ not found.

Open the terminal by pressing Alt+Ctrl+T keys simultaneously.

We require the gcc compiler to compile the kernel’s module.

Let us check whether the gcc compiler is installed or not.

Type gcc space hyphen hyphen version and press Enter.

As it is not installed, you will see an error as shown here.

Otherwise you will see the gcc version that has been installed.

Type >> clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen.
Type sudo apt update

Press Enter

Type the password

Press Enter

Let us install the gcc compiler,

Type sudo space apt space update and press Enter.

If asked for the password, type the administrative password.

This command will update Ubuntu's default repositories.

Type sudo apt install build-essential

Highlight the command

Press Enter

Next, type sudo space apt space install space build hyphen essential.

This package is used to install GCC/g++ compilers, libraries and utilities such as make.

Press Enter.

Show the output.

Type y

Press Enter

We can see the installation process has begun.

Press 'Y' whenever there is a prompt during installation, to confirm the configuration.

And press Enter.

Now the installation of gcc compiler is completed.

Type clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen.
Type gcc --version

Press Enter

Highlight 7.4.0

Let us check the version of the installed gcc compiler.

Type gcc space hyphen hyphen version and press Enter.

Here, you can see the installed gcc compiler version.

Type clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen
Type uname -r

Press Enter.

Highlight 5.0.0-27-generic

Highlight 5

Highlight 0

Highlight 0

Highlight -31

Highlight generic

Let us now check the kernel version of the system.

Type uname space hyphen r and press Enter.

Here, you can see the kernel version of the system.

Five indicates the kernel version.

Zero indicates the kernel major revision.

Zero indicates the kernel minor revision.

Thirty one indicates the number of fixed bugs.

generic means general usage kernel.

It is used for Desktop installation.

You may get a different version depending upon your Linux OS.

Type clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen.
Type sudo su

Press Enter

Type password

Press Enter

Highlight the prompt

Type sudo space su.

su command stands for superuser or root user.

Linux allows only the superuser to run some commands.

Press Enter.

If asked for the password, type the system password and press Enter.

We can see the command prompt changed to root user.

Type >> apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Press Enter

To compile the Linux device driver, we need to have kernel header files installed in the system.

Let us install the kernel header files.

Type apt space install space linux hyphen headers hyphen dollar in brackets uname hyphen r.

And press Enter

Point to linux-headers

Highlight 0-upgraded

Highlight 0-newly installed

The files are already installed on the system.

So, you can see the output as

linux-headers-5.0.0-31-generic is already the newest version.

zero upgraded, zero newly installed.

Type >> clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen.
Type >> dpkg-query -s linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Press Enter

Let us see the details of the kernel headers.

Type dpkg hyphen query space hyphen s space linux hyphen headers hyphen dollar in brackets uname space hyphen r.

And press Enter.

Highlight package

Highlight status

Highlight Installed-size

This field shows the package of header files.

The status field indicates that the header files are installed or not.

The Installed-size field contains the size of installed kernel header files in bytes.

Highlight Architecture

Highlight version

This field shows the architecture of our system.

The Version field shows the version of the header files.

Type uname -r

Press Enter

As already learnt, to see the kernel version, type uname space hyphen r and press Enter.
Highlight version

Highlight 5.0.0-27-generic

Highlight version: 5.0.0-27

Here, you can see that the kernel header files version and the kernel version are the same.

Make sure that both versions are the same in your system.

Type >> clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen.
Type lsmod.

Press Enter

Show the output

Highlight lsmod

Let us see the command that shows the kernel’s modules.

Type lsmod and press Enter.

This command shows the modules currently loaded in the kernel.

These modules extend the kernel’s functionality.

Type clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen
Type ls -l /dev

press Enter

Show the output

Highlight /dev

Type ls space hyphen l space slash dev and press Enter.

This command displays the list of files located under the dev directory.

All the devices are located in the dev directory.

Highlight c

Highlight b

Highlight oct 16 08:47

c indicates that it is a character device.

And block devices are indicated by b.

The last two entries shows the last modification date and time of a file.

Type clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen
Type ls -l/dev/tty

Press Enter

Highlight tty

Point to root, tty

Highlight rw-rw-rw-

Type ls space hyphen l space slash dev slash tty and press Enter.

The tty is a character device for the first uart serial port.

Here, the owner is root, and the group is tty.

It indicates that the owner, the group and others have read and write permissions.

Another example of a character device is a keyboard device.

Type ls -l /dev/sda

Press Enter

Highlight b

Point to root, disk

Highlight rw-rw-

Type ls space hyphen l space slash dev slash sda and press Enter.

It is a block device indicated by b.

All mass storage devices such as sda are block devices.

Here, the owner is root, and the group is disk

It indicates that the owner and the group have read and write permissions.

These devices support random access.

Type clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen.
Type ls -l /sys/class/net

Press Enter

Show the output

Type ls space hyphen l space slash sys slash class slash net and press Enter.

Here, you can see the list of network devices located in this directory.

Highlight output Network devices are also known as packet devices.

Network devices simply transmit or receive the packets.

This is normally a physical device like ethernet card.

Type clear

Press Enter

Clear the screen.
Type exit

Press Enter

Type exit and press Enter.

You can see the command prompt changed to regular user.

Type exit

Press Enter

To go back to user login, type exit and press Enter.
With this, we come to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize.
Slide 6:

Summary:

  • Install the gcc compiler.
  • Install the kernel header files.
  • Check the installed kernel version.
  • Use Linux kernel command.
In this tutorial, we learnt to
  • install the gcc compiler.
  • install the kernel header files.
  • Check the installed kernel version.
  • Use Linux kernel command.
Assignment:
  1. Type the below commands and see the output:
    ls -l /dev/tty2
    ls -l /dev/sda2
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  1. Type the below commands and see the output
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