Hi, On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:07:07 +0000 Michael Fothergill <michael.fotherg...@gmail.com> wrote:
(...) > > I tried installing the headers file and it says I have dependency > > problems: > > > > > > root@mikef-PC:/home/mikef/Downloads# dpkg -i > > linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all- amd64_4.15~rc8-1~exp1_amd64.deb > > Selecting previously unselected package linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all- > > amd64. > > (Reading database ... 222960 files and directories currently > > installed.) Preparing to unpack linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all- > > amd64_4.15~rc8-1~exp1_amd64.deb ... > > Unpacking linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all-amd64 (4.15~rc8-1~exp1) ... > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of > > linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all-amd64: > > linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all-amd64 depends on > > linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 (= 4.15~rc8-1~exp1); however: > > Package linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 is not installed. > > > > It almost sounds like some kind of rehab is required here. no, I don't think so ;) You just need to do what the error message from dpkg tells you and download the linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 package from https://packages.debian.org/experimental/linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-amd64 and install it along with linux-headers-4.15.0-rc8-all-amd64_4.15~rc8-1~exp1_amd64.deb Maybe you stumbled over the similarity between those two packages' names? Regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. War isn't a good life, but it's life. -- Kirk, "A Private Little War", stardate 4211.8
