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What does "Directory "/usr/src/linux" doesn't appear to contain kernel source." mean?

What does "Directory "/usr/src/linux" doesn't appear to contain kernel source." mean?

I have the following in my /usr/src/ directory:

Code:

lrwxrwxrwx  1 root  src        27 2007-06-09 01:44 linux -> linux-source-2.6.20-2.6.20/

drwxr-xr-x 20 root  root      4096 2007-04-15 06:53 linux-headers-2.6.20-15

drwxr-xr-x  4 root  root      4096 2007-04-15 06:53 linux-headers-2.6.20-15-generic

drwxr-xr-x 20 root  root      4096 2007-06-09 17:57 linux-headers-2.6.20-16

drwxr-xr-x  4 root  root      4096 2007-06-09 17:57 linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic

drwxr-sr-x 21 root  src      4096 2007-04-12 14:11 linux-source-2.6.20-2.6.20

-rw-r--r--  1 root  src    1563513 2007-05-24 11:06 linux-source-2.6.20_2.6.20-16.28.diff.gz

-rw-r--r--  1 root  src      2472 2007-05-24 11:06 linux-source-2.6.20_2.6.20-16.28.dsc

-rw-r--r--  1 root  src  62174876 2007-04-12 14:48 linux-source-2.6.20_2.6.20.orig.tar.gz

I thought the linux-source-2.6.20-2.6.20/ would be correct?

What I'm trying to do is install the Cisco VPN Client and it asks:

Directory containing linux kernel source code [/usr/src/linux]

and I get the error message:

Directory "/usr/src/linux" doesn't appear to contain kernel source.

Thanks,

What-ever the author of the message meant it to mean.
If it's a script, see what it is checking for.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtp51

What I'm trying to do is install the Cisco VPN Client and it asks:

To make your live easier, try to install vpnc(Heard that it compatible with cisco firewall).

sudo apt-get install vpnc

Good luck.

Well, I found that it's looking for:

Code:

if [ -f "$the_srcdir/include/linux/modversions.h" ]; then

    got_srcdir=true

else

    echo "Directory \"$the_srcdir\" doesn't appear to contain kernel source."

fi

The file modversions.h - which, I don't have - is causing the issue.

OK.

So my options are what? I had downloaded the source with apt-get, do I go out to kernel.org and find the version I need?

Or do I modify the script to look for a different file?

Plus, I'll take a look at vpnc as well.

Thanks,

You don't have it at all ??? - check in your "headers" directories.
Ugly.

Me, I'd probably hack the script. You're likely to run into similar problems elsewhere. Maybe just fix them as they arise.