[ale] Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "linux-headers-uname -r"

[Jim Popovitch]

On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 17:34 -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Friday 03 August 2007 05:31:32 pm Jim Popovitch wrote:
> > First, you need to use ` (back-tick) not ' (apostrophe).
> >
> > I think the package you really want is "linux-headers-generic" which
> > will always install the proper headers for the kernel you are running.
> 
> I'm confused. I'm running openSUSE 10.2
> when I try this:
> install linux-kernel-headers-generic
> Loading cache...
> Updating cache...               ######################################## 
> [100%]
> 
> error: 'linux-kernel-headers-generic' matches no packages. Suggestions:
> error:     linux-kernel-headers-2.6.18.2-3 at i586
> 
> I see the suggestion is 2.6.18.2-3 at i586
> 
> yet my systen shows:
> Paulspc:/home/pbc/Documents/software # uname -a
> Linux Paulspc 2.6.18.8-0.5-default #1 SMP Fri Jun 22 12:17:53 UTC 2007 i686 
> i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> 
> why am I running 18.8 yet the headers are only 18.2 ??

You recently updated your kernel but haven't rebooted yet?

What's in /boot/

-Jim P.