khenidak/linux-kernel-5.0.0-on-azure.md

## linux-kernel-5.0.0-on-azure.md

      
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don't do this at home!. This runs kernel 5.0.0 on Azure VM. The version itself is not certified yet to run on Azure.

Prep

Create VM on Azure follow https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli

ssh to your new machine

Install prep req

apt install -y build-essential flex bison libssl-dev libelf-dev

Download and Extract

wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-5.0.tar.xz
xz -v -d linux-5.0.tar.xz
tar xvf linux-5.0.tar


No signture verification, You should be checking it.

Build

cd linux-5.0
cp -v /boot/config-$(uname -r) .config

# prep using existing kernel config
make olddefconfig
make prepare
make #-j $(nproc) if you decided to go with multicore VM

Install

make modules_install
sudo make install

Configure initramfs

update-initramfs -ck 5.0.0
sudo update-grub

Reboot and Check Kernel Version

shutdown -r now
# after boot 
uname -r