Questions tagged [linux-headers]
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Failed to update Linux headers on debian stretch / Debian 9
After running below command i got error:
# apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-4.9.0-3-amd64
E: Couldn't find…
Abhishek Verma
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Why are there multiple copies of header files in /usr/include?
I've been browsing my /usr/include folder trying to get acquainted with the layout and I've noticed that there are multiple copies of header files (at least by name, I didn't actually diff them to see if they were exact copies) found in several sub…
Adam Sperry
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Kali Linux kernel headers for 4.14.71-v6
I am trying to install kernel headers version 4.14.71-v6 (uname -r) for Kali Linux. I already did the common commands...
apt update
apt upgrade
apt dist-upgrade
apt install linux-headers-generic
alt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
...with and…
Hendrik Jaenzoffski
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What is kernel headers that can be used in userspace? Do their signature or interface differ than the headers in different directories?
It might be a incoherent question about kernel headers as I don't have clear understanding about it and where and how it is used. I think it might get flagged down. My question has 3 parts:
I think Kernel headers provide a interface so that other…
jlas
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Why called 'UIO' instead of 'VIO'
As The Open Group doc says, the header defines the iovec structure, so why we call it Berkeley UIO.h rather than V(ector)IO.h?
ccmywish
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NGINX can't read custom headers from response
From my nginx server I want to get an auth response with custom headers from an external Apache server. The problem is, I can't get the custom header's value.
location /app {
auth_request /auth;
add_header custom…
nano1254
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Should my Linux headers match my running kernel or what glibc was compiled against?
The last time I needed to deal with kernel headers was back in the Pleistocene (2.6 or so) and I remember back then that you needed to match your kernel headers not to the kernel you were running but to the kernel version glibc was compiled against.…
Bandrami
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How to remove old kernel images
Am currently running POP_OS 20.04 (LTS). When I open the terminal and run the command,
dpkg --list | grep linux-image
it returns a list of apparently installed images, including my current (6.0.12) and most recent (5.17.5), about nine images from…
frogsbottom
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Cannot install linux-headers because of uname
On Ubuntu (18.04.5 LTS) I tried to install linux headers (need that for acronis backup) with
sudo apt-get install linux -headers-`uname -r`
If i run that, apt lists 719 header-packages to be installed. There are also different variants like aws,…
Indivon
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Want to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on CentOS 7 but get a header mismatch
I try to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on a CentOS 7 VM.
I installed the prerequisites via
sudo yum install perl gcc dkms kernel-devel kernel-headers make bzip2
then I "inserted" the Guest Additions CD image and the Guest Additions auto runner…
halloleo
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Unable to find relevant linux headers
I am going through the steps to be able to use my Wacom tablet (CTL-6100WL) and I am to the point where I am installing the linux headers however this happens.
(xenial)grace@localhost:~$ uname -r
3.18.0-18720-g7b8c1dc67cda
(xenial)grace@localhost:~$…
Grace
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Installing Kernel Headers
I have built, installed, and am now running a recent 4.18.0-rc1+ kernel from kernel.org on a Xubuntu machine. The machine used to run 4.13.0-45. I am now trying to compile programs against it with gcc and I am encountering issues with my kernel…
Andy
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What folder do I choose in the VMware kernel module updater?
When I run vmware in Kali Linux, this keeps showing up:
I have kernel headers for version 6.3.0-kali1-amd64. What path do I use? When I choose a folder, this shows up:
I looked up the answers online and ran this script: sudo apt-get install…
horsey_guy
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How can I create the kernel headers for ARM on X86?
I have an ARM-based board, which I used with factory kernel (5.10.110).
To manually build a kernel module, I needed the kernel-header package. To install this package it was explained in the documentation:
sudo dpkg -i…
Daniel
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Centos kernel version confliction
Currently, when I run uname -msr on my CentOS 7 machine, I get
Linux 5.15.0 x86_64
But, what I've read, in a post like this, the kernel version should be 3.10.xxxx. This can be also confirmed from the wikipedia.
I have run yum install kernel-devel…
user568518
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