[ale] Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "linux-headers-uname -r"

[Jim Popovitch]

On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 17:43 -0400, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 17:34 -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> > On Friday 03 August 2007 05:31:32 pm Jim Popovitch wrote:
> > > First, you need to use ` (back-tick) not ' (apostrophe).
> > >
> > > I think the package you really want is "linux-headers-generic" which
> > > will always install the proper headers for the kernel you are running.
> > 
> > I'm confused. I'm running openSUSE 10.2
> > when I try this:
> > install linux-kernel-headers-generic
> > Loading cache...
> > Updating cache...               ######################################## 
> > [100%]
> > 
> > error: 'linux-kernel-headers-generic' matches no packages. Suggestions:
> > error:     linux-kernel-headers-2.6.18.2-3 at i586
> > 
> > I see the suggestion is 2.6.18.2-3 at i586
> > 
> > yet my systen shows:
> > Paulspc:/home/pbc/Documents/software # uname -a
> > Linux Paulspc 2.6.18.8-0.5-default #1 SMP Fri Jun 22 12:17:53 UTC 2007 i686 
> > i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> > 
> > why am I running 18.8 yet the headers are only 18.2 ??
> 
> You recently updated your kernel but haven't rebooted yet?

errr, never mind.  I now see what you are saying.  Btw,
linux-kernel-headers-generic is an Ubuntu thing.

-Jim P.