What is the path to the kernel header files for the 3.13.0-27-generic kernel?

Question

I am installing VMware tools on virtual machine Lubuntu and is asking me to enter the path to the kernel header files for the 3.13.0-27-generic kernel? What should I enter?

Solution 1

Just give the below path,

/usr/src/linux-headers-3.13.0-27-generic

All the stuffs which are related to a kernal are located inside /usr/src directory.

Solution 2

In some cases, when compiling, that's a sign that the Makefile can't find the headers because they aren't installed at all. Check:

sudo dpkg -s linux-headers-`uname -r`

Those backticks are on the left side of my US keyboard on the same key with ~. If they are not installed, then do:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic

And then compile again.