Debian / Ubuntu Linux Install Kernel Headers Package

To install the kernel headers package on a Debian or Ubuntu Linux system, you can use the apt-get package manager. The kernel headers package contains the C header files that define the interface between the Linux kernel and user-space programs.

Here are the steps to install the kernel headers package on a Debian or Ubuntu Linux system:

1. Update your system's package repositories by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

This will ensure that you have the latest packages and security updates installed on your system.

2. Install the kernel headers package. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

This will install the kernel headers package that matches the version of the Linux kernel that is currently running on your system.

3. Once the installation is complete, you can check if the kernel headers package was installed correctly by running the following command:

dpkg -L linux-headers-$(uname -r)

This will list the files that were installed as part of the kernel headers package.

You can find more information about using the apt-get command and its options in the Debian or Ubuntu documentation or by running the apt-get --help command.

You can find more information about the kernel headers package and its use in the Linux kernel documentation or by searching online.