Easy and generic Linux kernel compilation procedure

1. Become root.
   su # or sudo su on ubuntu
2. Reach a source folder.
   cd /usr/src # or /usr/local/src
3. Get the preferred version.
   wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-4.6.1.tar.xz
4. Extract the downloaded archive.
   tar xvf linux-4.6.1.tar.xz
5. Enter the extracted folder
   and copy the preferred configuration from /boot to .config in the current folder.
   cp /boot/config-4.6.0-1-pae .config
6. Configure the kernel compilation using menuconfig,
   libncurses is required.
   make menuconfig
7. Launch the build.
   Add deb-pkg parameter on debian to get packages.
   I did not test rpm.
   make LOCALVERSION=-centrino -j3 # deb-pkg
8. Install the kernel, create initrd, and configure grub.
   On debian only extract the deb packages located in ../ using dpkg -i *.deb command.
   After rebooting the new kernel should be displayed in the grub menu.
   make modules_install && make install && mkinitrd -k 4.6.1-1-pae-centrino

Tested on Ubuntu and OpenSuse.