Installing the New Kernel
After the build process is complete and you have the command prompt back, the new kernel has been built, but it is not yet actually installed. Installing the new kernel is the focus of this section.
 | After you install the new kernel, you will need to reboot the system for the new kernel to actually be loaded and start running the system. It is important to make sure that you have physical access to the system at this point. It is possible to build and install a new kernel remotely, and then also reboot the system remotely. However, if you botch the kernel configuration file and the new kernel cannot boot, the system will ... |
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