Re: linux headers

On Mon, 2023-03-20 at 07:42 -0400, Genes Lists wrote:

The kernel headers are used to compile out-of-tree kernel modules for that kernel. You should always install kernel and its companion headers file. While there may be cases where the headers are not actually changed and it may work - good policy is always install both kernel and its companion headers package. If you don't compile out of tree kernel modules then you may not even need to install headers.

I don't know if that's what the OP is asking for. There's no need to compile e.g. vim or bash against a new kernel version. But there is the need to compile e.g. virtualbox kernel modules against a new kernel version.