> # apt-get install kernel-package linux-headers build-essential
>

change that into:

sudo *apt-get install* kernel-package linux-headers-$(*uname -r*)
build-essential

this should install the correct linux-headers  package.



> I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. This is Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. Any

Well, the above command will add some software to your ubuntu that will
allow you to make the module (driver) that you need for the webcam. The
linux-headers package contains development files of the Linux kernel. You
need to make the webcam module using the same development headers as the
kernel you use. How do you find out what kernel you use? that is uname -r...

so building uname -r into your install foo command...

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