%general-entities; ]> Linux-Headers For this step you will need the kernel tarball. Install the kernel header files: make mrproper make headers_check make INSTALL_HDR_PATH=dest headers_install cp -rv dest/include/* /usr/include find /usr/include -name .install -or -name ..install.cmd | xargs rm -fv make mrproper Ensures that the kernel source dir is clean. make headers_check Sanitizes the raw kernel headers so that they can be used by userspace programs. make INSTALL_HDR_PATH=dest headers_install Normally the headers_install target removes the entire destination directory (default /usr/include) before installing the headers. To prevent this, we tell the kernel to install the headers to a directory inside the source dir. find /usr/include -name .install -or -name ..install.cmd | xargs rm -fv Removes a number of unneeded debugging files that were installed. Installed headers Installed directories /usr/include/{asm,asm-generic,drm,linux,mtd,rdma,scsi,sound,video,xen}/*.h /usr/include/asm, /usr/include/asm-generic, /usr/include/drm, /usr/include/linux, /usr/include/mtd, /usr/include/rdma, /usr/include/scsi, /usr/include/sound, /usr/include/video, /usr/include/xen Short Descriptions /usr/include/{asm,asm-generic,drm,linux,mtd,rdma,sound,video}/*.h The Linux API headers /usr/include/{asm,linux}/*.h