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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Minimal Gentoo with X
From: Kyle Bader <kyle.bader@gmail.com>
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>> Since space is a issue for you, you really only need the kernel sources
>> for the kernel you are using. =C2=A0One could argue that if you have a w=
ell
>> built kernel and don't plan to change it in the future, you could
>> remove its sources too. =C2=A0I would save a copy of the config tho.
>
> I'd certainly argue that. A single set of sources can take up more than
> half a gigabyte after compilation. If you use make install to install the
> kernel, it puts a backup of the config in /boot automatically.
It is also good to keep the System.map and vmlinux file in case you or
someone else needs to debug your kernel traces.
--=20
Kyle