title: Compiling a kernel version(Ubuntu/Debian)
body: <p>I've downloaded the latest kernel sources:</p>
  
  <pre><code>git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
  cd linux-stable
  git tag -l | less
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and picked v3.9.1.</p>
  
  <pre><code>git checkout -b v3.9.1
  git branch --set-upstream v3.9.1 origin/master
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>, pulled the distribution:</p>
  
  <pre><code>git pull
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and ran:</p>
  
  <pre><code>make kernelversion
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>which always outputs:</p>
  
  <pre><code>4.0.0-rc5
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>, an unstable version. How may I download v3.9.1(a stable version)?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit #1:</strong></p>
  
  <p>The current branches are:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$ git branch
    master
  * v3.9.1
  </code></pre>