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<title>Linux-Libc-Headers-&linux-libc-headers-version;</title>
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<primary sortas="a-Linux-Libc-Headers">Linux-Libc-Headers</primary>
<secondary>tools, headers</secondary></indexterm>

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<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of Linux-Libc-Headers</title>

<para>For years it has been common practice to use <quote>raw</quote> kernel
headers (straight from a kernel tarball) in <filename
class="directory">/usr/include</filename>, but over the
last few years, the kernel developers have taken a strong stance that
this should not be done. This gave birth to the Linux-Libc-Headers
Project, which was designed to maintain an Application Programming
Interface (API) stable version of the Linux headers.</para>

<para>Install the header files:</para>

<screen><userinput>cp -R include/asm-i386 /tools/include/asm
cp -R include/linux /tools/include</userinput></screen>

<para>If your architecture is not i386 (compatible), adjust the first command
accordingly.</para>

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<sect2 role="content"><title/>
<para>Details on this package are located in <xref
linkend="contents-linux-libc-headers" role="."/></para>
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