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Asked: 2011-11-06 01:00:01 +0800 CST

How do I install kernel header files?

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i want to write a device driver but not able to find the header file can someone please help me find them?Also if someone can point out some important site links that would be really appreciated

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  1. Best Answer

    You should be able to install the kernel header files for the currently running kernel by running the following in a terminal:

    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

    In general, the kernel header packages are named linux-header-* where "*" indicates the version & variant (generic, server, etc.).

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  2. You can just type:

    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic

    if you are on a Desktop installation. The apt-get will solve the dependencies and install the correct version of kernel headers.

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  3. Case of Obsolete kernel package

    This should cover another problem when: the currently running kernel is obsolete, meaning it's not in the repository anymore neither its headers. So the best thing to do is to update the kernel to last version in the repository.

    linux-generic is a meta package to keep current version of the kernel & its headers:

    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-generic

    Note: Depending on your Ubuntu edition, See if you need linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu Studio), linux-signed-generic or linux-virtual.

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  4. Or if you have aptitude installed: sudo aptitude install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

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  5. these commands should work:

    sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y
systemctl reboot
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
sudo apt-get upgrade linux-headers-$(uname -r)

    for better instruction checkout this video

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