[clue-cert] Help with VMware/VirtualBox - Linux header kernel problems

[Red Mop]

That would be because your apt sources no longer include the sources for 
hardy.  Those headers are only available in the hardy repositories.

I believe the easiest bet would be to do the following to update your kernel 
and install the headers.  Someone confirm this as I am still learning apt and 
Ubuntu.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.27-11 linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic



On Thursday 19 March 2009 09:43:58 pm Ward wrote:
> It isn't working.  Here is the response that I am getting:
>
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Package linux-headers-2.6.24-23-generic is not available, but is
> referred to by another package.
> This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
> is only available from another source
> E: Package linux-headers-2.6.24-23-generic has no installation candidate
>
>
> any thoughts?
>
> On Thu, 2009-03-19 at 11:05 -0600, David L. Willson wrote:
> > I think this is the preferred form:
> >
> >    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
> >
> > Because of how different text-processors (and eyes) mis-handle the
> > back-ticks.
> >
> > David L. Willson
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> > ----- "Kevin Fries" <kfries6 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
> > >
> > > That should install the correct headers
> > >
> > > Kevin Fries
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Ward < wardndani at aol.com > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I am getting some strange errors with VMware that I need help with. I
> > > just installed VMWare and
> > > I am unable to get it to run. I am getting an error that the kernel
> > > header for
> > > version 2.6.24-23-generic were not found. If you installed them in a
> > > non-default path you can specify the path below.
> > >
> > > I am getting a similar error when I try and run VirtualBox. I am also
> > > getting errors that the Virtual box kernel is not
> > > compiling. I am running Ubuntu 8.10 that was upgraded from 8.04. Don't
> > > know if this helps.
> > >
> > > Any help that anyone can give me would be greatly appreciate.
> > >
> > > Ward Duncan
> > >
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