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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0006878Kali LinuxKali Package Bugpublic2020-11-25 08:58
Reporterpambrocio Assigned Torhertzog  
PriorityhighSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionno change required 
Product Version2020.4 
Summary0006878: Unable to locate package linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64
Description

can install driver since reader are unavailable

Steps To Reproduce

fresh install kali
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms

Activities

d0rm0us3

d0rm0us3

2020-11-24 16:07

reporter   ~0013700

apt-get install linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64 ?

d0rm0us3

d0rm0us3

2020-11-24 16:13

reporter   ~0013701

Better yet do apt search linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64.
Then do the install.

pambrocio

pambrocio

2020-11-25 03:19

reporter   ~0013702

nothing the repository
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64 100 ⨯
[sudo] password for kali:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64
E: Couldn't find any package by glob 'linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'
E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64'

pambrocio

pambrocio

2020-11-25 03:20

reporter   ~0013703

same result for search
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ apt search linux-headers-5.9.0-kali1-amd64 100 ⨯
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done

rhertzog

rhertzog

2020-11-25 08:58

administrator   ~0013705

A simple "apt search linux-headers" would let you realize that the kernel has seen an update and that the current package name is linux-headers-5.9.0-kali2-amd64 (notice the "kali2" instead of "kali1").

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2020-11-24 05:26 pambrocio New Issue
2020-11-24 16:07 d0rm0us3 Note Added: 0013700
2020-11-24 16:13 d0rm0us3 Note Added: 0013701
2020-11-25 03:19 pambrocio Note Added: 0013702
2020-11-25 03:20 pambrocio Note Added: 0013703
2020-11-25 08:58 rhertzog Assigned To => rhertzog
2020-11-25 08:58 rhertzog Status new => closed
2020-11-25 08:58 rhertzog Resolution open => no change required
2020-11-25 08:58 rhertzog Note Added: 0013705