What is the minimum requirement to compile Kernel modules

Question

I want to compile a Kernel module.

What is the minimal set of packages that I need to download to succeed?

Cheers,

Stefan

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 17 '10 at 19:55

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You need build-essential and kernel headers.

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential

answered Dec 17 '10 at 19:55

karthick87

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 21 '17 at 11:09

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At a minimum, you will need gcc and the kernel headers (linux-libc-dev).

edited Feb 21 '17 at 11:09

Zanna

answered Dec 17 '10 at 19:48

binW

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