"ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa" - How do I use?

[Jesse Palser]

  On 09/05/2010 08:32 AM, Jonathan Hudson wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:29:05 -0400, Jesse Palser wrote:
>
>>   "ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa" - How do I use?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am trying to upgrade
> >from Lucid kernel to Maverick kernel
>> on my Ubuntu 10.04 32bit Linux OS.
>>
>> Someone on this list suggested:
>> "ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa"
>> but I do not know how to use that.
>>
>> Can someone explain further?
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Jesse
>>
>  From memory, something like (as root)
>
> # add-apt-repository ppa:kernel-ppa/ppa
> # aptitude update
> # aptitude install linux-image-lts-backport-maverick
>
> then reboot to enjoy the new kernel
>
> and to revert back to the standard kernel, something like:
>
> # ppa-purge kernel-ppa/ppa
>
> you might need to hunt down and install ppa-purge first.
>
> -jh
>
>
>
Hi,

I did what you said but now when I try to install VirtualBox,
it fails with "Compilation of the kernel module failed!" during install.

Any ideas on how to make VirtualBox work with Maverick kernel on 10.04?
Thanks!

Jesse