I don't even have a CD burner hooked up anymore. When I install Linux these days I do it either directly from the network or with an USB stick. Yeah it's really

I don't even have a CD burner hooked up anymore. When I install Linux these days I do it either directly from the network or with an USB stick. Yeah it's really easy nowadays. Compiling the kernel yourself is really only useful for embedded devices and if you have hardware not supported by the stock one. Or if you are a kernel developer, of course.