Re: kernel header for 4.6.0-1-686
Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> writes:
> Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes:
>
>> Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> writes:
>>>
>>> Any particular reason you need that particular version? Could you
>>> upgrade your virtualbox VM to a different kernel and use the headers
>>> for that kernel (or if I'm misremembering which kernel requires the
>>> headers, upgrade the host machine kernel)?
>>
>> I'm not sure about what you say there. I'm not particularly
>> knowledgable about this but far as I can tell The guest addtions
>> require the guest OS's kernel headers to compile certain
>> modules... without them... no guest additions.
>
> Just tried it, so I could be sure I was giving good advice...
>
> I'm suggesting you go into your package manager in the guest machine (I
> use aptitude, but that shouldn't matter) and do an upgrade to the
> current versions of everything (this will include the current kernel).
> Once you've done that, you should be able to install
> virtualbox-guest-utils (also inside the package manager); this should
> pull in everything needed to run the guest additions including the
> headers for the now-current kernel.
>
>> I already tried to upgrade the kernel on the guest OS to one with
>> headers available with apt-get.... but got into some trouble ending
>> with an non-bootable mess...
>
> You don't want to do it like that -- simply upgrading everything should
> upgrade to the current version.
>
>> I'd rather leave the kernel building etc to someone who better knows
>> what they are doing. It's said to be easily done....(Updating a
>> kernel) but my experience is a little different. Or I'm just a little
>> dimmer than the average bear.
>
> No kernel building is needed for this.
Done and done.... thank you. The experience came off a little nicer
than last time ;)
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