Some problems instelling something...because I forgot to install kernel source

[magomago]

Hi guys, I'm working on getting my modem online in linux for the week I'm at home. I've been following this FAQ here:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com//IntelFiveThreeSixEPModemHowto

It mentioned to get the kernel source and I assumed I had them. So i went ahead step wise and found myself in a problem when Linux told me the kernel source didn't exist on the computer (or something along those lines and then stpit out the version to me). So knowing I didn't have the net (and i'm stuck on 56k...) I tried to see if I could go into the package manager and install it...even though I couldn't find my CDs. In the package manager everything related to kernel source had the option to "reinstall package which made me hope the files existed on the hdd already. NOPE! Asked me for a CD so till I get back to my stuff I'm in an unfortunate situation

Now I went back to the faq to see exactly WHAT i need

sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-386

So ulimately my question boils down to:
Is there a way to downlkoad those via Windows so I can later use them in linux?

btw, I'm more intersted in compling from source for this because I've noticed that following these FAQS helps me somewhat understand whats going from from the oiutput I see, and I like that....so I would prefer this over some DEB file.
That and I'm not sure if the DEB file is patched properly so I don't want to deal with it

 

[Crusty]

You should be able to download those packages from a debian repository. For example
here is a list of all the kernel-header packages available in Debian. Once you download the .deb file just use dpkg to install the package. You can do a similar search for build-essential. I have a feeling that build-essential is a Ubuntu specific package though.

In fact here is the Ubuntu repository mirror list. You should be able to browse through those and find the .deb files you need and use dpkg to install them manually

 

[magomago]

hey thanbkjs!!

i want to download build essential

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/build-essential/

but which one do i pick specifically?

# build-essential_10.1ubuntu1_i386.deb

# build-essential_10ubuntu1_i386.deb

# build-essential_11.0ubuntu1_i386.deb

I'm not sure....

 

[TGS]

Originally posted by: magomago


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So ulimately my question boils down to:
Is there a way to downlkoad those via Windows so I can later use them in linux?

btw, I'm more intersted in compling from source for this because I've noticed that following these FAQS helps me somewhat understand whats going from from the oiutput I see, and I like that....so I would prefer this over some DEB file.
That and I'm not sure if the DEB file is patched properly so I don't want to deal with it

Yes you can. Just download assuming ubuntu kernel sources, for whatever version to your windows partition, then copy over to where you need it on your linux partitions. Though, I'm surprised the sources aren't on the installation CDs. Reading your post it looks like you don't have the media anymore?

 

[magomago]

Yeah the media is in storage about 100 miles from me at this moment

And with the help of crusty, I got access to one of the files I want, but I'm not sure as to the version I'm supposed to choose

 

[nweaver]

so an ls /usr/src doesn't show anything?

 

[magomago]

not in ubuntu right now so i can't say....

But for now I just want to figure out WHICH version of build essential I should download...I'm running Hoary 5.04

 

[TGS]

uname -r