How To Use PatchThe normal process is something like this :
cd to the top level directory for the software distribution
execute the patch command
patch -p0 < patch_file_name
(where patch_file_name is the name of the patch file you downloaded)
recompile, and reinstall the binary
Sometimes you have to do
patch -p 1 < patch_file_name
...instead (for example if you have a git-sourced diff and you are not importing it into a git repository).