How To Install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt on Debian 9.
What is linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt is:
This package provides the common kernel header files for Linux kernel version 4.9.0-15 with the PREEMPT_RT featureset, generally used for building out-of-tree kernel modules. To obtain a complete set of headers you also need to install the linux-headers-4.9.0-15-(flavour) package, matching the flavour of the kernel you intend the build for.
There are three methods to install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
Install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
Install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
How To Uninstall linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt on Debian 9
To uninstall only the linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
Uninstall linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
Remove linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt Configurations and Data
To remove linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
Remove linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt
Dependencies
linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install linux-headers-4.9.0-15-common-rt package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.