This will get the source of the stock kernel: apt-get source linux-source.You can check what version of the kernel is running like this: uname -rWhich will print something like: 3.13.0-46-genericYou can find a list of current source package versions available on your system via: apt-cache search linux-sourceTo get the upstream version of the kernel: git clone git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ubuntu-trusty.git.In the above link, 'trusty' is the codename for the version of Ubuntu. You can find out the codename for the version of Ubuntu you have installed via: cat /etc/lsb-release. Apt-get source linuxis the easiest way. It will download the source from your repository - and it'll be the same as the version you're running (assuming you haven't already customised it).But if you want to find where the source is maintained you can run: apt-cache showsrc linuxLook for the 'Vcs-' attribute (Version control system).
It'll usually be a git (Vcs-Git) or mercurial repository.Note - these commands work with any package. Just substitute 'linux' with the package you're interested in. And also note that 'apt-get source' doesn't need sudo access and will dump the source in your current directory.
See Most of following information is outdated. Main Google Android Kernels The main Google repository with Android source code is at: There are (as of July 2014) 4 main separate kernel repositories at that site:.
common. exynos. goldfish. lk. samsung. tegra.
msm. omap To download one of these and use it directly, you can use git. For example: (Do not use the git protocol to clone) git clone kernel To preserve your sanity, it's probably worth downloading this into a 'kernel' directory in your overall Android source directory scheme You can use repo, following the instructions at, to pull down the entire Android source. However, when you download the rest of the Android source code, using the 'repo' command, you do NOT automatically get a kernel tree included.
That is, a kernel git tree is not referenced in the default Android manifest file, To add projects, such as the kernel, to your overall Android repository scheme, you add the appropriate kernel repository to your local manifest.xml file. This file is located in the.repo directory.
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To include the kernel/common tree, include a line like this in.repo/manifest.xml: The complete list of projects (including other kernel options besides kernel/common) is listed on. Note that the default revision for git repositories is specified in the tag in manifest.xml as 'revision=master' but the kernel/common repository may not have a head called 'master'. In that case if you just type 'repo sync kernel/common' you may see the message: error: revision master in kernel/common not found Typically the heads in the kernel/common repository will be called android-2.6.x (where x is the kernel number); specifying this number in the manifest should allow repo to sync properly, i.e.: You can view the heads by clicking on the project link from. For more about repo, see Other Repositories with Android-specific changes. Linux kernel for omap and beagle-board, by Embinux:. clone with: git clone kernel 'Raw' Android kernel patches I do not know of any freely available patches for the Linux kernel with the Android fixes, as of November 2009. I have, however, heard of multiple efforts to extract the patches to make it easier to port the Android kernel features onto newer Linux kernels.
Here is a way of extracting raw Android patches at a certain point in time, though this may be dated: (Do not use the git protocol to clone the source) git clone android-kernel cd android-kernel git checkout -track -b android-2.6.32 origin/android-2.6.32 git fetch -tags git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.32.y.git git shortlog v2.6.32.9.HEAD git format-patch v2.6.32.9.HEAD Sum total 173 patches for the 2.6.32.9 kernel as of writing. If anyone knows where raw android kernel patches are available, please add a link here.
See also the page for more information about individual kernel features.