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Please provide a comparison with other distributions' kernel:
Please provide a comparison with other distributions' kernel:
- arch: https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/blob/packages/linux/trunk/config
 
- debian: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/blob/master/debian/config/config and the ARCH specific ones
* Arch: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/linux/-/blob/main/config
* Debian: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/blob/master/debian/config/config and the ARCH specific ones


== Booting a kernel from a custom source ==
== Booting a kernel from a custom source ==
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=== Overriding kernel packages ===
=== Overriding kernel packages ===


In order to override <code>linuxPackages</code>, an alias of <code>linuxKernels.packages</code>, use the <code>extend</code> attribute. Example:
In order to override <code>linuxPackages</code>, an alias of <code>linuxKernel.packages</code>, use the <code>extend</code> attribute. Example:


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You can also use <code>kernelPackagesExtensions</code> in a similar fashion to override <code>linuxKernels.packages</code>:
You can also use <code>kernelPackagesExtensions</code> in a similar fashion to override <code>linuxKernel.packages</code>:


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== Troubleshooting ==
=== Build fails ===
==== Too high ram usage ====
turn off <code>DEBUG_INFO_BTF</code>


== See also ==
== See also ==