which packages to install to compile kernel modules?

[sktsee]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:22:29 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

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> 
>   ok, that was suitably embarrassing and i am chagrined that i didn't
> know that.  onward.

Heh, I wouldn't beat yourself up too much because "metapackage" is not a 
very good descriptive term, IMO. It too easily gets confused with a 
"virtual" package, which is not a "real" package but is a bit of package 
database magic used to satisfy "Provides" requirements.

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sktsee