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

[Paul Cartwright]

On Friday 03 August 2007 05:49:09 pm Jim Popovitch wrote:
> > > 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.

might be, but I still have:
# rpm -qa|grep linux
util-linux-2.12r-61
google-desktop-linux-1.0.1-0060
linux-kernel-headers-2.6.18.2-3


on my openSUSE system..
so why are the kernel headers different from the default kernel.
-- 
Paul Cartwright
Registered Linux user # 367800
Ubuntu User number is # 12459