Firstly, where is the kernel source code? The short answer is that it's on the public kernel repository server visible at https://www.kernel.org. The home page of this site displays the latest stable Linux kernel version, as well as the latest longterm and linux-next releases (the following screenshot shows the site as of 29 November 2019. It shows dates in the well-known yyyy-mm-dd format):
Figure 2.2 – The kernel.org site (as of 29 November 2019)
A quick reminder: we also provide a PDF file that has the full-color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://static.packt-cdn.com/downloads/9781789953435_ColorImages.pdf.
There are many ways to download a (compressed) kernel source file. Let's look at two of them:
- An interactive, and perhaps simplest way, is to visit the preceding website and simply click on the appropriate tarball link. The browser will download the image...
