🛠️ 1. Install Dependencies

Update package lists and install required packages:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

sudo apt install -y dkms build-essential git bc libncurses-dev bison flex libssl-dev libelf-dev

🔍 2. Check Your Kernel Version

Before downloading the kernel source, find out which kernel version you're running:

uname -r

Sample output:

6.12.25+rpt-rpi-v8

We care about the major.minor version (6.12 in this example).

Visit https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/branches and find the matching rpi-X.Y.y branch for your version (e.g., rpi-6.12.y).

📥 3. Download Raspberry Pi Kernel Sources

Clone the kernel source (adjust the branch to match your kernel version):

Replace rpi-6.12.y with the correct branch for your version if different.

sudo git clone --depth=1 --branch rpi-6.12.y [<https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux.git>](<https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux.git>) /usr/src/$(uname -r)