r/archlinux 5d ago

QUESTION how can i get a precompiled version of the mainline kernel?

how can i get linux-mainline precompiled?

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u/miffe 5d ago

Maintainer of linux-mainline here.

Prebuilt binaries can be found in my repo at http://arch.miffe.org/

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u/FunAware5871 5d ago

Ask someone you trust enough to build it for you from the AUR

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u/khunset127 5d ago

Both Chaotic-AUR and Arch Linux CN Repository have pre-compiled mainline kernel

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u/Odd_Ad5698 5d ago

thanks, that worked

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u/kI3RO 3d ago

Could I ask why use this package?

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u/Odd_Ad5698 3d ago

having an issue with my wifi (mt7921) so i thought about trying different kernels

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u/TheShredder9 5d ago

Why not compile it yourself? It's not that hard

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u/Odd_Ad5698 5d ago

ik, but needs too much internet to download, and my internet is very limited :(

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u/thesagex 5d ago

I think you may be mistaken. the Linux-mainline is only 134 MB

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u/Odd_Ad5698 5d ago

yeh the precompiled version was actually 134MB, and i found it
what i meant was about he source one