Can't install Linux Headers (5.5.1)

kernel_kate

I'm following a simple tutorial on how to create a Linux kernel module, for a class I'm taking, and one of the steps asks me to install the necessary kernel headers using sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` When I attempt to do this I get the following error E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-5.5.1-CS369 E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'linux-headers-5.5.1-CS369' E: Couldn't find any package by regex...

Originally asked by Schierke on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

You have installed some custom kernel image 5.5.1-CS369 . Why would you expect that corresponding linux headers would appear in Ubuntu repositories? If you installed a custom kernel image, you should install headers from the same place. You ask why you don't see the 5.5.1 headers in Ubuntu repos. It is for the same reason you don't see the 5.5.1 kernel image there.

Full answer by Pilot6: https://askubuntu.stackexchange.com/a/1208106 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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