Re: Kernel Header Information
Nirmal Govindaraju wrote: Hi, I am a new Linux user and I have the Debian distribution (2.6.18-4-686) installed via the internet using a few floppy disks to perform the initial boot up. I am now trying to install a VPN client on my computer and during the installation procedure the installer asks for the kernel header files. I could not find them in /usr/src nor did the following command find any files (with various permutations): find / -name '*kernel-header*' -print Please let me know as to what I need to do to get these header files. Thank you. Nirmal hi, do $ uname -a this gives you the name of your kernel than do: apt-cache search linux-headers. this gives you a list, from which you can select you appropriate linux-headers. than do as root: apt-get install linux-headers (i.c. the appropriate linux-headers version) you can see the packages installed in /usr/src under debian_etch (stable) good luck, steef -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel Header Information
On Thu June 28 2007 14:39, Nirmal Govindaraju wrote: Hi, I am a new Linux user and I have the Debian distribution (2.6.18-4-686) installed via the internet using a few floppy disks to perform the initial boot up. I am now trying to install a VPN client on my computer and during the installation procedure the installer asks for the kernel header files. I could not find them in /usr/src nor did the following command find any files (with various permutations): find / -name '*kernel-header*' -print Please let me know as to what I need to do to get these header files. Thank you. If I'm not mistaken the package you need is called linux-kernel-headers. Just apt-get install linux-kernel-headers will get them installed for you, or look for that package in one of the full screen package managers like aptitude or dselect. I think that is a meta package that will install the kernel header for your installed kernel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel Header Information
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:39:06 -0400 (EDT) Nirmal Govindaraju [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am a new Linux user and I have the Debian distribution (2.6.18-4-686) installed via the internet using a few floppy disks to perform the initial boot up. I am now trying to install a VPN client on my computer and during the installation procedure the installer asks for the kernel header files. I could not find them in /usr/src nor did the following command find any files (with various permutations): find / -name '*kernel-header*' -print Please let me know as to what I need to do to get these header files. Thank you. You need to inst all the kernel-headers package, with apt-get install kernel-headers or kernel-source somehtinf like that. Best, Ore. -- Orestes [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel Header Information
Nirmal Govindaraju wrote: Hi, I am a new Linux user and I have the Debian distribution (2.6.18-4-686) installed via the internet using a few floppy disks to perform the initial boot up. I am now trying to install a VPN client on my computer and during the installation procedure the installer asks for the kernel header files. I could not find them in /usr/src nor did the following command find any files (with various permutations): find / -name '*kernel-header*' -print How about apt-cache search kernel headers More info in the man page of apt-cache. BTW, welcome to Linux. raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Kernel Header Information
On June 28, 2007 06:39:06 pm Nirmal Govindaraju wrote: Hi, I am a new Linux user and I have the Debian distribution (2.6.18-4-686) installed via the internet using a few floppy disks to perform the initial boot up. I am now trying to install a VPN client on my computer and during the installation procedure the installer asks for the kernel header files. I could not find them in /usr/src nor did the following command find any files (with various permutations): find / -name '*kernel-header*' -print Please let me know as to what I need to do to get these header files. Thank you. The packages are now named linux-* instead of kernel-*, the easiest way to do what you want is install the module-assistant package then run the command without the quotes m-a prepare this should download headers for your running kernel and setup the proper links for building. Nirmal Stephen -- GPG Public Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: Kernel Header Information
Alan Ianson wrote: Nirmal Govindaraju wrote: I am now trying to install a VPN client on my computer and during the installation procedure the installer asks for the kernel header files. If I'm not mistaken the package you need is called linux-kernel-headers. ... I think that is a meta package that will install the kernel header for your installed kernel. Additionally or in place of that the linux-headers-$(uname -r) package may also be needed. sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
