How to install the kernel source

The kernel-source package is by default locked in gslapt, just like all other kernel related packages. This is to prevent users from unknowingly upgrading the kernel; it's easy to miss that kernel packages are about to be upgraded, when a multitude of other packages are going to be upgraded at the same time.

Salix 14.0 and earlier

In order to install the kernel-source package, open a terminal window, run

 su

and provide your root password to become root. Update your package database (just to be sure):

 slapt-get -u

and request to install the kernel-source package explicitly with slapt-get:

 slapt-get -i kernel-source

That's it, the kernel-source package should be downloaded and installed when the download is finished.

Salix 14.1

To install the kernel-source package, in Salix 14.1 use sudo . Open a terminal window, run

 sudo slapt-get -u

and request to install the kernel-source package explicitly with slapt-get:

 sudo slapt-get -i kernel-source

That's it, the kernel-source package should be downloaded and installed when the download is finished.