SRR Module : The srripc Linux Kernel Module, Version 1.4.43
	Chapter 2. Installation

Chapter 2. Installation

Table of Contents

2.1. Unpacking the Archive
2.2. Testing the SRR Module
2.3. Installing the SRR Module
2.4. Enabling Auto-Loading for the SRR Module
2.5. Example Code

The library installs as a dynamically loadable kernel module. It has been allocated an official minor number from the kernel's miscellaneous minor-number space.

The SRR Module will not compile on a 64-bit Linux kernel.

2.1. Unpacking the Archive

The SRR Module is shipped as a gzipped tar file.

If you download the archive using a Windows based browser you may find that the browser saves the archive as a .gz file instead of a .tgz file. If this happens, simply modify the file extension to be .tgz before proceeding.

To unpack the archive in preparation for installation, follow this procedure:

Log in as root, or su to root.
Download or move the srr-x.x.x.tgz file to a temporary directory and then cd to that directory.
Issue the tar command:
```
# tar xzvf srr-x.x.x.tgz
```
This will create the directory srr-x.x.x/ and its sub-directories.
Change to the srr-x.x.x/ directory:
```
# cd srr-x.x.x/
```
Issue the make command:
```
# make
```


1.3. OS-Specific Behavior		2.2. Testing the SRR Module