diff --git a/.labbegin b/.labbegin
index cf295bdc52b390917b9527482021c8c88e5503f9..e8621c65298ecd2f9fd9c0047f3e58aa5403bf46 100644
--- a/.labbegin
+++ b/.labbegin
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ ifneq ($(QEMU),)
  endif
 endif
 
+# With tmux, the Linux kernel can be debugged in the CLI
+ifneq ($(findstring debug,$(firstword $(MAKECMDGOALS)))),)
+  ifeq ($(wildcard /usr/bin/tmux),)
+    PKGS += tmux
+  endif
+endif
+
 # gcc 4.3 must work with 2.24 binutils (ld), otherwise, the kernel compiled not boot
 # LS is a predefined variable, use LDT (ld tool) instead here
 ifeq ($(CCORI),internal)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c75bf67e094c943cdb1dacd69bca9b27eae1bf00..075c865c0bae41c7c70a47024d915f8cd6f94c2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4607,7 +4607,7 @@ ifneq ($(DEBUG),0)
   # Debug listen on a unqiue port, should run exclusively
   DEBUG_LOCK   := $(GDBINIT_DIR)/.lock
   KEEP_UNIQUE  := flock -n -x $(DEBUG_LOCK)
-  RUN_BOOT_CMD := $(KEEP_UNIQUE) $(BOOT_CMD) || $(GDB_CMD)
+  RUN_BOOT_CMD := tmux new-session -d '$(KEEP_UNIQUE) $(BOOT_CMD)' \; split-window -h '$(GDB_CMD)' \; attach
 else
   RUN_BOOT_CMD := $(BOOT_CMD)
 endif