Hello. I've got a crazy idea : I see that Ubuntu has a 5.4 kernel source and header package. Is there a method or tool to convert these packages to debian packages so that I can use them on Debian ? That's because I prefer Debian over Ubuntu. Thanks.
On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 10:25 PM Andrew M.A. Cater <amaca...@einval.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 01, 2023 at 01:16:31PM +0200, Mario Marietto wrote: > > Hello to everyone. > > > > I've just installed Debian Buster on my ARM Chromebook,using this image : > > > > https://github.com/hexdump0815/imagebuilder/releases?page=12 > > > > He says that the image is based on the kernel 5.4 and it is. Infact the > > default running kernel is 5.4.14. But for the project that I'm working > on,I > > also need to install the linux source and the headers packages for the > same > > kernel (5.4.14),but unfortunately,between the packages I only see > versions > > 4.19 and 5.10. Is there a method to install the sources and headers > > packages also for the kernel 5.4.14 ? > > > > You're out of luck - Debian doesn't offer 5.4 but does offer 5.10 - and > what you've got is not from Debian. > > You might be able to install debootstrap and current kernel sources > and build your own. I'd suggest starting from Debian 12 to build a > current image. > > In the interim, you need to ask the person who provided that image > where the source and headers are. > > > The point is that for the project that I'm working on (using qemu 5.1 + > > enabling kvm + kernel 5.4 + libvirt on my ARM chromebook) I need the > kvm.h > > header,that's provided by the linux-headers (5.4.14) package. I can't > use a > > version of qemu greater than 5.1 and a version of the kernel greater than > > 5.4. That's the reason why I'm asking this question. > > > > Go and ask, maybe - we can't really help. > > PS: Thanks very much for clear formatting of this message which is much > easier to read than some of your prior messages. > > > Thanks very much. > > > > -- > > Mario. > > With every good wish, as ever, > > Andy Cater > > -- Mario.
