Kernel Headers – Path to Kernel Headers for VMware Installation

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I installed the VMware bundle on my Ubuntu 11.04 successfully but when I open it it gives me this window

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and I don't know the path to this C headers.

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cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux
sudo ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h
sudo ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h
sudo ln -s ../generated/uapi/linux/version.h

After adding the symlink, the path is /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname -r)/include (Thanks @Kariem!)

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