[CentOS] I cannot find the package: kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.29.1 in centos mirror list

[Kris zhang]

Hi Alexander,

Thanks for your reply, i understand your suggestion, but our system is
built on centos6.0, it's not easy to upgrade it to 6.3. So could u please
help me to find the package kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64, or
tell me how to get it, thanks a lot.

BR,
Kris


On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org>wrote:

> Am 27.08.2012 09:42, schrieb Kris zhang:
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I want to build openvswitch kernel module, and my centos is 6.0, kernel
> > version is 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64. But i cannot find the
> > kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64. I use the yum command to
> install
> > kernel-headers package: yum
> > install kernel-headers-2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64, it says no package
> > available. (BTW My yum repos is coming from
> > http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=30.)
> >
> > Please help me if you have this package, or plz tell me where can find
> it.
> >
> > Thanks in advanced,
> > Kris
>
>
> CentOS 6.0 is deprecated, current is 6.3 plus current updates. IT is
> important to keep your install up to date.
>
> Once you updated your CentOS installation to the current state,
> including the current kernel, rebootet your system with the new kernel,
> you can simply run "yum install kernel-headers".
>
> Alexander
>
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