kernel source for warty

dave dave at rodrig.com
Tue Oct 26 16:39:02 UTC 2004


Search synaptic/aptitiude/apt for linux-headers.
Choose the version which matches your running kernel.

have fun
dave



Golovko wrote:
> I am building a vpn client and had some questions concerning the
> kernel source/headers for warty.
> 
> Here is some output from my vpn client install script:
> 
> In order to build the VPN kernel module, you must have the kernel
> headers for the version of the kernel you are running.
> 
> For RedHat 6.x users these files are installed in /usr/src/linux by default
> For RedHat 7.x users these files are installed in /usr/src/linux-2.4 by default
> For Suse 7.3 users these files are installed in
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.10.SuSE by default
> 
> Directory containing linux kernel source code []
> 
> The first place I looked was in /usr/src, but that only contains the
> rpm directory. I then checked dselect to see if anything was offered.
> I could only find:
> 
> linux-kernel-headers 
> Version: 2.5.999-test7-bk-16
> 
> Since I am running the warty 4.10 kernel (2.6.8.1-3-386) this doesn't
> seem like the correct route to go. Would I be fine downloading
> source/headers from kernel.org or one of its mirrors, or do I need the
> exact sources/headers used with warty?
> 
> Any help would be appreciated,
> Gol
> 





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