On 24 January 2018 at 17:38, Greg Wooledge <wool...@eeg.ccf.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 04:51:35PM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > root@mikef-PC:/etc/apt# apt-get -t experimental install > > linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all-amd64 > > Reading package lists... Done > > > > and got the following error: > > > > > > E: The value 'experimental' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a > > release is not available in the sources > > Just get the package(s) directly from > http://packages.debian.org/experimental/ I did it and installed it with dpkg -i /home/mikef/Downloads mikef@mikef-PC:~/Downloads$ su Password: root@mikef-PC:/home/mikef/Downloads# ls 05_Debeche_EnzymeMicrobTech.pdf climostat-slides-2017.pptx GB2506880A.pdf Gentoo-Linux-livedvd-amd64-multilib-20160704 Gmail - New Substances Notification.pdf Gmail-New-Substances-Notification.pdf linux-image-4.15.0-rc8-amd64_4.15~rc8-1~exp1_amd64.deb python-pyqtgraph_0.10.0-1_all.deb root@mikef-PC:/home/mikef/Downloads# dpkg -i linux-image-4.15.0-rc8-amd64_4.15~rc8-1~exp1_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 222960 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack linux-image-4.15.0-rc8-amd64_4.15~rc8-1~exp1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-image-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 (4.15~rc8-1~exp1) over (4.15~rc8-1~exp1) ... Setting up linux-image-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 (4.15~rc8-1~exp1) ... /etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms: Error! Your kernel headers for kernel 4.15.0-rc8-amd64 cannot be found. Please install the linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 package, or use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8107e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168h-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-3.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8106e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8411-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8402-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw for module r8169 W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/banks_k_2_smc.bin for module radeon /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub: Generating grub configuration file ... Found background image: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-4-amd64 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-4-amd64 Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-3-amd64 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-3-amd64 Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64 Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin Found memtest86+ multiboot image: /boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin Found Windows 10 on /dev/sda1 Found Windows 10 on /dev/sda2 Found Gentoo/Linux on /dev/sda8 done root@mikef-PC:/home/mikef/Downloads# There is a gripe in there about the linux headers file not being installed for it. There is a linux header file on the experimental web page. I think I need to install that as well. Cheers MF