[tlug] upgraded to 2.6.19.1, stuff won't install

[Dave M G <martin@example.com>]

TLUG,

For amusement's sake, I upgraded my kernel to 2.6.19.1. I want to test 
some potential Wacom advancements and other things.

I still have my previous kernel, so this is just an exploration.

I can't seem to install anything with the new kernel, and I'm confused 
as to why. Things that are not in the repository and require access to 
kernel headers or whatnot always fail. Things like IVTV, Lirc, VMWare...

I think this is because I don't have the correct kernel-headers and 
source on my system. But obviously they're not in the Ubuntu 
repositories because Ubuntu isn't up to this kernel yet.

I did this before, upgrading the kernel ahead of what Ubuntu has, and 
yet I don't recall having this problem.

Sorry if this question is vague, as I'm not quite sure how to express it.

What do I need to do to ensure a stable build environment so that I can 
successfully install new modules, drivers?

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Dave M G
Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft
Kernel 2.6.17.7
Pentium D Dual Core Processor
PHP 5, MySQL 5, Apache 2