#? About the installation process and the kernel...

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drowsy crow
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During the installation process, does the installer detect hardware and check the appropriate flags before compiling the kernel, or does it just compile a basic kernel that will just work on 99.99999% of machines and I would have to go and recompile the kernel myself with any extra flags that would be relevant for my machine?

Not getting any errors, just wondering if maybe I'm missing out on some features my new-ish laptop has that aren't being utilized bc of a "one size fits all" kernel

stuck heron
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uh no you're not installing gentoo

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the installer installs the exact same precompiled kernel you boot the live ISO with

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it is a generic kernel with everything enabled

stuck heron
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Note that compiling your kernel is a massive waste of time and effort

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you'd have to constantly pull from the git repo and recompile to apply an update