Re: Newbie problem

Paul G. Allen (pgallen@randomlogic.com)
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:36:47 -0700


Frank Akujobi wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Am a newbie and this is my first post. I just
> installed Redhat7.1 (one I downloaded) and it's
> working well even hooked it up to the internet. I
> checked my /usr/src/ and I don't find a /linux
> directory. I find only one directory... /redhat. It
> there something wrong somewhere, or do I have to
> download a kernel source seperately. Doing uname -r
> shows me that I have 2.4.x.x.
>
The kernel sources are not installed by default, you have to select them during install or (if you have the disk space) you can select Custom Installation and
then at the bottom of the package selection screen, click the box tha says Everything.

You can also install the RPMs from the CD.

PGA
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