[ovs-discuss] build openvswitch kernel module in ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS

Ramana Reddy gtvrreddy at gmail.com
Sun Mar 20 08:37:19 UTC 2011


It will also work, if u remove the $ and brackets then the `uname -r` is
needed.
So, Both are same:
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
*sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`*

On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Hilman Fathurrahman <i at hil-man.net> wrote:

> thanks for fast reply
> now it works :-)
>
>
> small correction for the command
> *sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`*
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Ramana Reddy <gtvrreddy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Please install  linux headers with the following command:
>> sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
>> Some times, the headers will be installed in
>> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.x.x
>> instead of /lib/modules/..........
>> Please verify that and give the corresponding path when you install
>> openvswitch.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Hilman Fathurrahman <i at hil-man.net>wrote:
>>
>>>  i want to build openvswitch-1.1.0pre2 kernel module  in ubuntu 10.04.2
>>> LTS
>>>
>>> but i got error messages :
>>> *root at NOX:/usr/local/openvswitch-1.1.0pre2# ./configure
>>> --with-l26=/lib/modules/`uname -r`
>>> .
>>> *-skipped-*
>>> .
>>> checking for Linux 2.6 build directory... /lib/modules/2.6.32-30-generic
>>> checking for Linux 2.6 source directory... configure: error: cannot find
>>> source directory (please use --with-l26-source)*
>>>
>>> i found the problem is the installer can't find the source,
>>> so i want to ask where is the Linux 2.6 source directory ?
>>>
>>> thanks for your help :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
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