- Make sure you have at least gcc 3.2 available.
   For more information, refer to Documentation/Changes.

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        Program        Minimal version       Command to check the version
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GNU C                  3.2              gcc --version
GNU make               3.80             make --version
binutils               2.12             ld -v
util-linux             2.10o            fdformat --version
module-init-tools      0.9.10           depmod -V
e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.jfs -V
reiserfsprogs          3.6.3            reiserfsck -V
xfsprogs               2.6.0            xfs_db -V
squashfs-tools         4.0              mksquashfs -version
btrfs-progs            0.18             btrfsck
pcmciautils            004              pccardctl -V
quota-tools            3.09             quota -V
PPP                    2.4.0            pppd --version
isdn4k-utils           3.1pre1          isdnctrl 2>&1|grep version
nfs-utils              1.0.5            showmount --version
procps                 3.2.0            ps --version
oprofile               0.9              oprofiled --version
udev                   081              udevd --version
grub                   0.93             grub --version || grub-install --version
mcelog                 0.6              mcelog --version
iptables               1.4.2            iptables -V
openssl & libcrypto    1.0.0            openssl version
bc                     1.06.95          bc --version
Sphinx [#f1]_         1.2              sphinx-build --version
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.. [#f1] Sphinx is needed only to build the Kernel documentation