On Feb 20, 2005, at 11:47 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Melissa Allen wrote:
prerequisites for installation, I've discovered that I do not know what "kernel source headers" are. [...]
Hugh Dixon wrote:
The kernel source can be installed using urpmi. I think if you do a search for files named "kernel-source" they will appear in mcc [...]
An easy way to install the kernel source is to run "urpmi $(uname -r)".
urpmi install the package. uname -r produces the kernel name you are running.
Using $(<commane>) runs <command> and feads the output to into the command line just as if you had typed it.
Thanks to both Hugh and Mikkel for your help. I found the correct kernel source on the CDs and installed it via the control center. Then I tried "urpmi $(uname -r)" and received as output many files names containing the string "kernel-2.6.8.1-12mdk". Does this output suggest that everything that was needed was successfully installed, or is it a list of choices of what is available yet to be installed?
Also, once the package is indeed installed, how do I find/recognize the kernel source _headers_?
Melissa
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