§2023-10-01

• genkernel is a tool created by Gentoo used to automate the build process of the kernel and initramfs. Some of the general features include:

• Configuring the kernel sources.

• Building the compressed kernel bzImage and copying it to /boot.

• Creating an initramfs and copying it to /boot.

• Creating symlinks in /boot.

• Adding custom content to the initramfs such as encryption related files, boot splash images, extra modules, and more.

• Configuring the bootloader to boot the newly created kernel and initramfs.

Note: No custom kernel configuration and initramfs has baic stuffs only.