Requirements

Please confirm you meet the following requirements before getting started.

From a Personal Standpoint

• A brain that enjoys thinking through problems
• Hands willing to put in the work
• Enough free time and patience
• A habit of searching for answers yourself rather than relying on AI
• Think before asking questions

From a Hardware Standpoint

Item	Minimum	Notes
CPU cores	≥ 4	More cores = faster builds
RAM	≥ 16 GB	Or more swap + ≥ 8 GB physical RAM
Free disk space	≥ 100 GB	Includes toolchain and kernel source

Recommended Operating Systems

OS	Rating
Ubuntu 24.04	✅ Best — recommended first choice
Ubuntu 22.04	⚠️ Slightly older Binutils, but fine for Non-GKI kernels
Arch Linux	⚠️ Binutils too new — use LXC/Docker container to mitigate
Windows WSL2	⚠️ Cannot fully utilize CPU performance
Android Chroot/Proot	❌ Not recommended