how to extract .gz patch

StaraDama · Apprentice Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 253

i have this patch patch-2.6.8.1-lsd5.gz and i don't know how to extract it.

Thnx

cylgalad · Veteran Joined: 18 Apr 2003 Posts: 1327 Location: France

TheCoop · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:45 am Post subject:

or you could just run:

senzacionale · Guru Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 532 Location: Slovenia

yes exactly as you said

First, download a patch from somewhere, and move it to the /usr/src/linux directory (make sure /usr/src/linux links to the kernel you want to use). Now enter the /usr/src/linux directory:

cd /usr/src/linux

Extract the patch into the /usr/src/linux directory using your tool of choice.

There should now be a file called something like patch-2.x.x or patch-2.x.x-yy (where x stands for a version number, and yy stands for the initials of the patch or patchset, such as aa or ck) in the /usr/src/linux directory. To apply the patch to the kernel, run:

patch -p1 < patch-2.x.x

or

patch -p1 < patch-2.x.x-yy

SO IN SHORT WAY

cd /usr/src/linux
wget path
gunzip patch-2.6.8.1-lsd5.gz

patch -p1 < patch-2.x.x

or

patch -p1 < patch-2.x.x-yy
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c0balt · Guru Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 441 Location: Germany

ive found that
patch -p1 < gzcat PATCH
sometimes doesnt work

Using:
gzcat/bzcat2 PATCH | patch -p1
since then, works always