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difference bw kernel source file and kernel header files

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To install onw driver in Redhat9, the instruction says
I have to have kernel-headers and kernel-source isntalled first. What is difference bw the two? I found kernel-source.rpm in Redhat 2nd CD, but didn't find kernel-hearder.rpm or something similar?
 
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Kernel headers are installed by default for definition of kernel APIs so you can use them in your own C/C++ programs.

Kernel source includes the headers, but also has the source code to rebuild the kernel.
 
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