Installing generic kernal headers

[Eric-11]

Thanks for your script. I realize this is not related to your work, but I thought you might know the answer about the proper headers. I was able to install Lubuntu with no issues using your script:

Linux unicorn 3.17.1-031701-generic #201410150735 SMP Wed Oct 15 11:36:31 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

However I also need to install the kernel headers. Since this install seems to be -031701 in the uname, the general command

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

produces:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-headers-3.17.1-031701-generic is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'linux-headers-3.17.1-031701-generic' has no installation candidate

Is this an error or should I force this?

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic

because specifying 3.17.1-generic doesn't work

E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-3.17.1-generic

Thanks for the help

[reynhout]

Hi, I just saw your post on /r/chrubuntu too.

Here's what I wrote there.

To match the 3.17.1 kernel, you'll want to install header files thusly:

curl -O http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.17.1-utopic/linux-headers-3.17.1-031701-generic_3.17.1-031701.201410150735_amd64.deb
curl -O http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.17.1-utopic/linux-headers-3.17.1-031701_3.17.1-031701.201410150735_all.deb
dpkg -i linux-headers-3.17.1-*.deb

3.17.1 is the last released kernel version for Utopic, but the 3.19 kernels work fine also.

If you want to keep the whole system consistent, stay on 3.17.1 until Vivid releases in a few weeks.

Let me know if you have any troubles with it.

Thanks!

PS: Sorry for the GHFMD rendering failure above. Imagine the curl and dpkg commands are properly wrapped in tags. :(