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in the kernel source tree for alternative methods to the way this book
configures the kernel.</para>
+ <para>By default, the Linux kernel generates wrong sequences of bytes when
+ dead keys are used in UTF-8 keyboard mode. Also, one cannot copy and paste
+ non-ASCII characters when UTF-8 mode is active. Fix these issues with the
+ patch:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&linux-utf8-patch;</userinput></screen>
+
<para>Prepare for compilation by running the following command:</para>
<screen><userinput>make mrproper</userinput></screen>