On Sun, May 24, 2026 at 09:08:58 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > On 2026-05-24 at 08:23, Antonio Russo wrote: > > The linux-headers-amd64 package exists for this exact purpose. > > (presumably other architectures have an equivalent). > > That will handle the "corresponding" part, but not AFAIK the > "automatically" part - which I parse as meaning "when I install a new > (version of) linux-image-*, linux-headers-* should get installed along > with it, without me needing to do anything extra at install time to make > that happen". > > I have yet to manage to think of a way to *ensure* that automation in > all circumstances, for all methods of initiating upgrade.
If you need DKMS modules, you have two paths from which to choose. The first path, which most people choose, involves adding a trixie-security source to apt, and installing both "linux-image-amd64" and "linux-headers-amd64". Whenever there's a kernel security update, you will automatically get both the image and headers for that update. In the second path, you're installing kernels from some other source, known only to you, and it's up to you to obtain the matching headers as well.
