Newsgroups:  gmane.linux.debian.user
Date:        Mon, 1 Nov 2004 17:58:17 +0000

> i want to compile and install a new kernel. Using aptitude to search the
> "kernel" package, i find there are "kernel-source" and "kernel-header"
> packages.
> Should i install the both kernel "source" and "header" to install the new
> kernel?

No, just the source. The header package is there so that you can compile stuff that includes kernel headers without having the full kernel source installed.

>     Another interesting question: if i install "kernel-source-2.6.8" and at
> the same time "kernel-header-2.6.7", what will happen?

It'll either complain or bugger things up :-) (Why would you want to?)

Pigeon