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Install Linux SOurce PAckage on SusE 9.1

I am trying to install ALSA 1.06 on a system with SUSE 9.1. WIth a typical install for SUSE the kernel pacakge and c compilers are not installed so it is not possible to install files with the ./configure/make/make install routine. CAn anyone tell me how to install the kernel pacakge to make this work?

owensleftfoot

If you are trying to install ALSA I assume you are trying to get your soundcard working. Which makes me assume you have only just installed suse. Which means you dont have any important data. Why not just re-install suse and choose to install gcc & the kernel source?

Karl Heinz Kremer

If all you want to do is install Alsa 1.06, why not just download it from packman?
http://packman.links2linux.de/?action=217

Which version of SuSE are you running (Personal, Professional, or the 1 CD download version of Personal)?

olyanes

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I just found the packman site.

But just for learning Linux how do I install the kernel with the install. I am running SuSE 9.1. and your are right I just installed it and could easily re-install.I got gcc in with YaST without any problem. Any way of using Yast to install the kernel packages after the install?

thanks much

olyanes

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Actually I think I do have the kernel source installed as it shows up in YaST as "kernel-source the Linux kernel sources". How would I check for certain?

ANd if I got it, why do I get that error?

owensleftfoot

What error messages do you get when you try to compile the package?

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