Hello, and welcome to this book on learning Linux kernel development. To get the most out of this book, it is very important that you first set up the workspace environment that we will be using throughout the book. This chapter will teach you exactly how to do this and get started.
We will install a recent Linux distribution, preferably as a Virtual Machine (VM), and set it up to include all the required software packages. We will also clone this book's code repository on GitHub, and learn about a few useful projects that will help along this journey.
The best way to learn something is to do so empirically – not taking anyone's word on anything at all, but trying it out and experiencing it for yourself. Hence, this ...
