Re: apt-getting source for my kernel

[David Z Maze <dmaze@debian.org>]

"Mark Healey" <deblist@healeyonline.com> writes:

> I need to compile the nic driver for my Broadcom bcm4401.  I have the
> source but it needs the kernel source.  I installed from disk 5 which
> means I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4.  I tried apt-getting
> kernel-source-2.4.18-bf2.4 and was told it doesn't exist.

(1) 'apt-get install aptitude'
(2) 'aptitude'
(3) '/ kernel-source'
(4) '\', until you find 2.4.18 source
(5) '+' to mark it for installation
(6) 'g', twice, to actually install it
(7) 'q y' to get out of aptitude

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