No more linux-headers?

elfprince

I've noticed for a while now there are no more linux-headers in the updates. Is that a new thing ? Don't need them anymore, or something? 😀

palto42

As commented here https://discuss.getsol.us/d/1000-linux-current-headers-is-not-installed-along-with-linux-current/4, Linux headers are only required for compiling.
Since I still get updates for them, I wonder if they are installed on your system at all. You can check with eopkg li | grep headers

elfprince

palto42 Yes, I seem to have them as well, even though I don't see them updated as used to before. They would appear right before the linux-current on the update list, I believe.

$ eopkg li | grep headers linux-headers - Kernel's libc headers

Harvey

There are:
linux-headers
linux-current-headers
linux-lts-headers

lts and current headers are for building out of tree driver against a specific kernel version. These header packages are actually spun off of their main kernel package an therefor automatically updated when the kernel is updated. Anything built against the kernel must be rebuilt with every kernel update. If you're not compiling something against the kernel you do not need these header packages installed.

linux-headers is a rundep of two packages in the repository. nim and sc-controller if you use those packages, you need it installed. It is also part of the system.devel component if you installed that for whatever reason unlike the other two header packages. linux-headers has never been updated frequently so this is nothing new https://dev.getsol.us/source/linux-headers/

elfprince

Harvey Thanks for the nice explanation!