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I'm connected via SSH to a PC running Linux kernel 3.11.1:

root@alix:~# uname -r
3.11.1

how can I find out which package installed this specific file or kernel version respectively?

I tried

root@alix:/boot# dpkg -S vmlinuz-3.11.1 
dpkg-query: no path found matching pattern *vmlinuz-3.11.1*

Other installed kernel versions can be found with dpkg -S:

root@alix:/boot# dpkg -S vmlinuz-3.2.23
linux-image-3.2.23-ath5kmod: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.23-ath5kmod

My purpose: I would like to install the corresponding Linux headers for version 3.11.1 to compile a kernel module for it. apt-cache search linux-headers lists 15 different header versions but not that one for 3.11.1.

Thank you very much.

You can list every installed package with dpkg -l and filter through the results with grep for the kernel packages

dpkg -l | grep 'linux-image'
dpkg -l | grep 'linux-image' | grep '3.11'

To find the kernel headers package for your running kernel:

apt-cache search linux-headers-`uname -r`

My original problem was that there were no appropriate kernel headers available for the currently installed Linux kernel (3.11.1).

Finally, I solved this issue in four steps:

1. Removed the kernels which were installed via apt-get.


2. 
   

   Removed custom kernels:

   
   
   
   • /boot/vmlinuz*KERNEL-VERSION*
   
   
   • /boot/initrd*KERNEL-VERSION*
   
   
   • /boot/System-map*KERNEL-VERSION*
   
   
   • /boot/config-KERNEL-VERSION
     
   
   
   • /lib/modules/KERNEL-VERSION/
   
   
   • See here for a detailed description.
   
   



3. Installed kernel and corresponding headers which are shipped per default by package manager apt-get (it's version 3.2.0-4-486).



4. Update grub via update-grub.

Now, I can compile and use the required Linux kernel module. Thanks Creek to point me in the right direction. :)

Use dlocate(1) command from dlocate package:

$ dlocate /boot/vmlinuz-*
linux-image-4.9.0-6-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-6-amd64
linux-image-4.9.0-7-amd64: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-7-amd64

dlocate takes file name as an argument and returns name of the package that owns/provides given file.

apt-get install linux-headers should get you the headers for all installed kernels