debian linux new user with lots of questions

[yaron]

Hi all,
I installed for the first time Debian linux (latest version) using the 3 DVD pack on my Dell latitude 110L laptop.
I want first of all to be able to use my wireless connection.
I figured out that I need the nsidwrapper. Got it and installed it.
Here is where I'm stuck:
Need the kernel source (and evidently some other packages) in order to recompile my kernel.
apt-get command doesnt know where it is. I assume it was not installed.

Where do I find the kernel source files package? how do I install it?

thnx,

Yaron

[iwanabeguru]

you can install the kernel source with the following command

apt-get install linux-source-`uname -a`

maybe you will need the kernel tree

apt-get install linux-tree-`uname -a`

for ndiswrapper
you need the windows driver for the wireless card. Read the ndiswrapper README and INSTALL file or the man page of ndiswrapper.

[netstrider]

You might also require to install the kernel-headers package, I had to do this in order for it to actually find my kernel sources...I installed the tree too.

[yaron]

thnx for the quick replay.
I tried the following commands:
apt-get install linux-source-2.6.18-4-686

got the result:

Reading package list... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-sourc-2.6.18-4-686

and

apt-get install linux-source-`uname -a`

got the result:

Reading package list... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package linux-sourc-Linux

WHERE IS MY LINUX SOURCE CODE PACKAGE?

yaron

[iwanabeguru]

Hi

SORRY i gave you wrong instructions
not "uname -a" it's "uname -r"
Please forgive me this huge fault.
so

apt-get install linux-source-`uname -r` linux-tree-`uname -r`

if doesn't work:
try find your linux source package with
apt-cache search linux-source*

SORRY

[antidrugue]

I want first of all to be able to use my wireless connection.
I figured out that I need the nsidwrapper. Got it and installed it.
Here is where I'm stuck:
Need the kernel source (and evidently some other packages) in order to recompile my kernel.

Unless you really want to, there is no need to either recompile your kernel or install the kernel source in order to make ndiswrapper work (Debian provides pre-build packages for ndiswrapper).

And perhaps you don't even need ndiswrapper for your card? Can you post your exact wireless card model?