I can't install "Linux-Source".

[hack3rcon]

Hello.
I installed Debian 8.6 amd64 and I can't install "Linux-Source" and Kernel header. It show me an error about "Could not mark all packages....".
Why?

Thank you.

[kedaha]

And with aptitude? The -s is just to simulate:

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# aptitude install -s linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-source

[hack3rcon]

And with aptitude? The -s is just to simulate:

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# aptitude install -s linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-source

Can't install
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Thank you.

[kedaha]

Have you enabled the source archives in your Sources List
On my system:

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root@kedaha:/home/user# aptitude install -s linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-source
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-source linux-source-3.16{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libqt5script5{u} phonon4qt5{u}
The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-headers-3.16.0-4-amd64 linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common
2 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 2 to remove and 89 not upgraded.
Need to get 83.7 MB/88.7 MB of archives. After unpacking 81.1 MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

You might post your sources.list file.

[hack3rcon]

Have you enabled the source archives in your Sources List
On my system:

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root@kedaha:/home/user# aptitude install -s linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-source
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-source linux-source-3.16{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libqt5script5{u} phonon4qt5{u}
The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-headers-3.16.0-4-amd64 linux-headers-3.16.0-4-common
2 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 2 to remove and 89 not upgraded.
Need to get 83.7 MB/88.7 MB of archives. After unpacking 81.1 MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]

You might post your sources.list file.

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cat /etc/apt/sources.list


# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.6.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20160917-14:25]/ jessie contrib main

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 8.6.0 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 20160917-14:25]/ jessie main contrib 

deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib

# jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
# A network mirror was not selected during install.  The following entries
# are provided as examples, but you should amend them as appropriate
# for your mirror of choice.

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates contrib main 
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates contrib main 


[Ardouos]

Have you enabled the source archives in your Sources List

Correct me if I am wrong, but apt only retrieves from the sources archives if you use the source switch.

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# apt-get source

I do not have sources archives enabled and I could install it fine by the way.

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$ sudo apt-get install linux-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  linux-source-3.16
Suggested packages:
  libncurses-dev ncurses-dev libqt4-dev pkg-config
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  linux-source linux-source-3.16
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 83.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 83.7 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main linux-source-3.16 all 3.16.39-1 [83.7 MB]
Get:2 http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main linux-source all 3.16+63 [5,014 B]
Fetched 83.7 MB in 48s (1,737 kB/s)                                           
Selecting previously unselected package linux-source-3.16.
(Reading database ... 120724 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-source-3.16_3.16.39-1_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-source-3.16 (3.16.39-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-source.
Preparing to unpack .../linux-source_3.16+63_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-source (3.16+63) ...
Setting up linux-source-3.16 (3.16.39-1) ...
Setting up linux-source (3.16+63) ...
$


@OP

It looks like you do not have Debian's "jessie" main repo in your sources.
Follow the link that kedaha has shown you, it should tell you what you need to know.

[hack3rcon]

OK.
Problem solved with add the main repository.

[stevepusser]

I will bet you have some bad advice to install the linux-source for your current kernel. (not dependent on deb-src lines, by the way) If all you need to do is build a kernel driver (module), the header package is all you need, along with the compilers.

[hack3rcon]

I will bet you have some bad advice to install the linux-source for your current kernel. (not dependent on deb-src lines, by the way) If all you need to do is build a kernel driver (module), the header package is all you need, along with the compilers.

I need it for VirtualBox.

[debiman]

I need it for VirtualBox.

why do you think you need linux sources for virtualbox?
please explain and show us in detail.

[stevepusser]

I will bet you have some bad advice to install the linux-source for your current kernel. (not dependent on deb-src lines, by the way) If all you need to do is build a kernel driver (module), the header package is all you need, along with the compilers.

I need it for VirtualBox.

Yup, bad advice. Check the Debian wiki entry for Virtual Box.

[hack3rcon]

I need it for VirtualBox.

why do you think you need linux sources for virtualbox?
please explain and show us in detail.

I installed Debian as a VM and I want to install VirtualBox Guest Addition.

[stevepusser]

Here's a quick and easy way to set up what you need to build the modules in your Debian guest system.

Install module-assistant.

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m-a prepare

as sysadmin (as root or with sudo) in a terminal. This gets everything you need automatically.

That's it, you are done. Now you have a module build environment set up in your guest, ready to build the guest additions.

Again, where did you get the bad instructions to install "linux-source"? You can only use the headers in a linux-source directory if you used it to build your running kernel in there, so that's doubly bad advice, too. They are no use if they are "just installed."