Debian / Ubuntu Linux Install Kernel Headers Package

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## Make sure you have updated version ##

Type the following [apt-get command][] or [apt command][]:  
`$ sudo apt-get update`  
OR as root user enter:  
`# apt-get update`

## Search for kernel version (optional) ##

Type the following apt-cache command :  
`$ apt-cache search linux-headers-$(uname -r)`  
OR  
`$ apt search linux-headers-$(uname -r)`  
Sample outputs:

Sorting... Done
    Full Text Search... Done
    linux-headers-4.9.0-3-amd64/testing,now 4.9.30-2 amd64 [installed]
      Header files for Linux 4.9.0-3-amd64

## Install linux-header package under Debian or Ubuntu Linux ##

Type the following [apt-get command][]:  
`$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)`  
Here is output from the latest Debian 9:

[![Fig.01: Installing the Linux kernel header using apt-get][Fig.01_ Installing the Linux kernel header using apt-get]][Fig.01_ Installing the Linux kernel header using apt-get]

Fig.01: Installing the Linux kernel header using apt-get

`# apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)`  
Sample outputs from older system:

Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
      libftdi1
    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
    The following extra packages will be installed:
      binutils cpp-4.3 gcc-4.3 gcc-4.3-base libc-dev-bin libc6-dev libgmp3c2 libgomp1 libmpfr4
      linux-headers-2.6.32-5-common linux-kbuild-2.6.32 linux-libc-dev manpages-dev
    Suggested packages:
      binutils-doc gcc-4.3-locales gcc-4.3-multilib libmudflap0-4.3-dev gcc-4.3-doc libgcc1-dbg
      libgomp1-dbg libmudflap0-dbg glibc-doc
    Recommended packages:
      gcc c-compiler
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      binutils cpp-4.3 gcc-4.3 gcc-4.3-base libc-dev-bin libc6-dev libgmp3c2 libgomp1 libmpfr4
      linux-headers-2.6.32-5-amd64 linux-headers-2.6.32-5-common linux-kbuild-2.6.32 linux-libc-dev
      manpages-dev
    0 upgraded, 14 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 20.8 MB of archives.
    After this operation, 68.9 MB of additional disk space will be used.
    Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
    ....
    ..

Once installed you can compile modules for VMWare or VirtualBox or anything else you needed. Also [make sure you install GNU GCC compiler collection on Debian/Ubuntu Linux][make sure you install GNU GCC compiler collection on Debian_Ubuntu Linux]:  
`$ sudo apt-get install build-essential`

See apt-get(8) page for more information.

[apt-get command]: https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-debian-package-management-cheat-sheet.html
[apt command]: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-lts-debian-linux-apt-command-examples/
[Fig.01_ Installing the Linux kernel header using apt-get]: https://www.cyberciti.biz/media/new/faq/2007/10/debian-install-linux-kernel-header.jpg
[make sure you install GNU GCC compiler collection on Debian_Ubuntu Linux]: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-linux-install-gnu-gcc-compiler/