On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 21:37, David E. Fox wrote: > > The kernel will run without the kernel source installed though won't it? > > But I guess that would stop me compiling other apps on the upgraded machine? > > Sure, having the sources installed isn't necessary unless you want to > compile your own kernel or want to peek :). But some packages may want > the kernel headers installed to compile. Luckily, the kernel headers > can be installed separately from the rest of the kernel source (kernel > headers go under /usr/include/linux by way of a symlink usually). > > > JG >
This is less true when crossing the 9.0 to 9.1 divide though -- you'll note there is no kernel-headers package on the "k" page I posted earlier, and the 9.0 kernel headers aren't sufficient (you can leave them installed, but nothing that uses the kernel will compile properly until you've installed kernel-source). -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
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