why I can't install kernel sources from repository
I was trying to install VirtualBox in my machine. I found that I need the kernel sources to do so. To see which kernel sources I needed I checked
uname -r which gave:
3.2.0-59-generic-pae
The first attempt
% sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic'
basically said that it could not find the sources, right?
The odd thing is that in Ubuntu site I can find them.
I tried to install it (after downloading it) via dolphin file manager so using QApt but dependencies were not met and it failed.
Also I tried to install them via Muon package manager but it's not appearing.
My question is why I cannot find it in the repositories. There seem to exist only linux-headers-3.4 sources but not for 3.2. Why?
My system uses Kubuntu 14.04 32bit. So how do I solve this problem?
package-management kernel virtualbox
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
EyprosEypros
212110
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I was trying to install VirtualBox in my machine. I found that I need the kernel sources to do so. To see which kernel sources I needed I checked
uname -r which gave:
3.2.0-59-generic-pae
The first attempt
% sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic'
basically said that it could not find the sources, right?
The odd thing is that in Ubuntu site I can find them.
I tried to install it (after downloading it) via dolphin file manager so using QApt but dependencies were not met and it failed.
Also I tried to install them via Muon package manager but it's not appearing.
My question is why I cannot find it in the repositories. There seem to exist only linux-headers-3.4 sources but not for 3.2. Why?
My system uses Kubuntu 14.04 32bit. So how do I solve this problem?
package-management kernel virtualbox
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
EyprosEypros
212110
"I found that I need the kernel sources to do so" no you don't, otherwise this sounds like an XY problem. How were you trying to install Virtualbox?
– xangua
May 19 '16 at 18:35
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I was trying to install VirtualBox in my machine. I found that I need the kernel sources to do so. To see which kernel sources I needed I checked
uname -r which gave:
3.2.0-59-generic-pae
The first attempt
% sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic'
basically said that it could not find the sources, right?
The odd thing is that in Ubuntu site I can find them.
I tried to install it (after downloading it) via dolphin file manager so using QApt but dependencies were not met and it failed.
Also I tried to install them via Muon package manager but it's not appearing.
My question is why I cannot find it in the repositories. There seem to exist only linux-headers-3.4 sources but not for 3.2. Why?
My system uses Kubuntu 14.04 32bit. So how do I solve this problem?
package-management kernel virtualbox
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
EyprosEypros
212110
I was trying to install VirtualBox in my machine. I found that I need the kernel sources to do so. To see which kernel sources I needed I checked
uname -r which gave:
3.2.0-59-generic-pae
The first attempt
% sudo apt-get install linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-3.2.0-59-generic'
basically said that it could not find the sources, right?
The odd thing is that in Ubuntu site I can find them.
I tried to install it (after downloading it) via dolphin file manager so using QApt but dependencies were not met and it failed.
Also I tried to install them via Muon package manager but it's not appearing.
My question is why I cannot find it in the repositories. There seem to exist only linux-headers-3.4 sources but not for 3.2. Why?
My system uses Kubuntu 14.04 32bit. So how do I solve this problem?
package-management kernel virtualbox
package-management kernel virtualbox
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
EyprosEypros
212110
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
EyprosEypros
212110
edited Jan 10 at 8:26
Eypros
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
EyprosEypros
212110
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
EyprosEypros
212110
asked May 19 '16 at 18:17
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212110
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"I found that I need the kernel sources to do so" no you don't, otherwise this sounds like an XY problem. How were you trying to install Virtualbox?
– xangua
May 19 '16 at 18:35
add a comment |
"I found that I need the kernel sources to do so" no you don't, otherwise this sounds like an XY problem. How were you trying to install Virtualbox?
– xangua
May 19 '16 at 18:35
"I found that I need the kernel sources to do so" no you don't, otherwise this sounds like an XY problem. How were you trying to install Virtualbox?
– xangua
May 19 '16 at 18:35
"I found that I need the kernel sources to do so" no you don't, otherwise this sounds like an XY problem. How were you trying to install Virtualbox?
– xangua
May 19 '16 at 18:35
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Ubuntu 14.04 came with the 3.13 kernel, not 3.2. It seems you are still running on an old kernel which was left around from an upgrade from 12.04. You should reboot into the newer kernel, and then purge all old kernels from your system.
answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
dobeydobey
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Agreed. Here's a link I usually use when upgrading/downgrading kernels to get info on the kernel versions and LTS Enablement Stack: wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
– Chef Pharaoh
Aug 1 '16 at 16:21
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Ubuntu 14.04 came with the 3.13 kernel, not 3.2. It seems you are still running on an old kernel which was left around from an upgrade from 12.04. You should reboot into the newer kernel, and then purge all old kernels from your system.
answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
Agreed. Here's a link I usually use when upgrading/downgrading kernels to get info on the kernel versions and LTS Enablement Stack: wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
– Chef Pharaoh
Aug 1 '16 at 16:21
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Ubuntu 14.04 came with the 3.13 kernel, not 3.2. It seems you are still running on an old kernel which was left around from an upgrade from 12.04. You should reboot into the newer kernel, and then purge all old kernels from your system.
answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
Agreed. Here's a link I usually use when upgrading/downgrading kernels to get info on the kernel versions and LTS Enablement Stack: wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
– Chef Pharaoh
Aug 1 '16 at 16:21
add a comment |
Ubuntu 14.04 came with the 3.13 kernel, not 3.2. It seems you are still running on an old kernel which was left around from an upgrade from 12.04. You should reboot into the newer kernel, and then purge all old kernels from your system.
answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
Ubuntu 14.04 came with the 3.13 kernel, not 3.2. It seems you are still running on an old kernel which was left around from an upgrade from 12.04. You should reboot into the newer kernel, and then purge all old kernels from your system.
answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
dobeydobey
32.6k33586
answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
dobeydobey
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answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
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answered May 19 '16 at 18:35
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Agreed. Here's a link I usually use when upgrading/downgrading kernels to get info on the kernel versions and LTS Enablement Stack: wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
– Chef Pharaoh
Aug 1 '16 at 16:21
add a comment |
Agreed. Here's a link I usually use when upgrading/downgrading kernels to get info on the kernel versions and LTS Enablement Stack: wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
– Chef Pharaoh
Aug 1 '16 at 16:21
Agreed. Here's a link I usually use when upgrading/downgrading kernels to get info on the kernel versions and LTS Enablement Stack: wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
– Chef Pharaoh
Aug 1 '16 at 16:21
Agreed. Here's a link I usually use when upgrading/downgrading kernels to get info on the kernel versions and LTS Enablement Stack: wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
– Chef Pharaoh
Aug 1 '16 at 16:21
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"I found that I need the kernel sources to do so" no you don't, otherwise this sounds like an XY problem. How were you trying to install Virtualbox?
– xangua
May 19 '16 at 18:35