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keepitsimpleengineer
Asked: 2012-06-05 13:42:07 +0800 CST

How can I download the source code for linux-image-3.2.0-*-generic?

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The directions at Ubuntu Wiki apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r) and askubuntu question Where can I find the source code for the Ubuntu Kernel? don't work…

sudouser@64bitws:~# uname -r
3.2.0-24-generic

and

sudouser@64bitws:~# apt-get source linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Picking 'linux' as source package instead of 'linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic'
E: Unable to find a source package for linux

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Looks like you can use Ubuntu Software Center…

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    …but it's very slow ⋯about 1KiB/s

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