Kernel workspace setup
To get the most out of this book, it is very important that you first set up the workspace environment that we will be using throughout the book. This chapter will teach you exactly how to do this and get started.
Keeping size constraints in mind, the full and enhanced content of this chapter can be found within this book’s GitHub repository, here: http://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/9781803232225_Online_Chapter.pdf. I request that you download and read it in full. What follows here is an introduction to this first chapter of ours. Thanks!
In this chapter, we will install a recent Linux distribution (or “distro”) as a Virtual Machine (VM), and set it up to include all the required software packages. We will also clone this book’s code via its GitHub repository. Furthermore, this chapter also introduces a few useful projects that will help you along this exciting journey into the Linux kernel.
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