02-15-2010
Compile Leanest Slackware Kernel
My goal is to make the leanest Slackware kernel possible for my machine specifically. I'm not exactly a newbie to unix, but I'm not an expert.
I tried this tutorial
Chapter*18.*Building a kernel , but I would like something in more depth to really make a lean slack machine. Where should I go?
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