Linux-Headers no longer needed?

banshee28 · 2011-11-30 02:06:50

I noticed a few kernel updates ago that linux-headers was no longer needed and could be removed! I did not remove it since I was not sure. I thought I would have read something here on the forums about it, but unless I missed it (which is possible) I don't see it being discussed.
I also manually searched for packages I could remove that were not needed and had no dependencies a few times over the past few weeks, and sure enough it still shows its not needed.

Can I remove it and why is it no longer needed?

karol · 2011-11-30 02:13:07

Are you sure you're not thinking about linux-api-headers? linux-headers were called kernel26-headers before linux 3 came.

linux-headers are needed by only a few packages, linux-api-headers however are required by glibc so you you still do need to have them installed.

Last edited by karol (2011-11-30 02:15:58)

falconindy · 2011-11-30 02:17:51

Sure. If you never need to compile an external kernel module, then linux-headers is not needed.

banshee28 · 2011-11-30 02:50:21

karol wrote:

Are you sure you're not thinking about linux-api-headers? linux-headers were called kernel26-headers before linux 3 came.
linux-headers are needed by only a few packages, linux-api-headers however are required by glibc so you you still do need to have them installed.

This is what I am looking at:

 core/linux-headers 3.1.3-1

Last edited by banshee28 (2011-11-30 02:51:12)

graysky · 2011-11-30 10:22:47

falconindy wrote:

Sure. If you never need to compile an external kernel module, then linux-headers is not needed.

banshee28 · 2011-12-01 12:35:43

Thanks everyone....I am also looking at the linux-ck packages now as well. Never knew they existed...

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