I have just created a VM in VMWare and installed a minimal install of Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.3. # cat /etc/oracle-release Oracle Linux Server release 6.3 It is running with the UEK kernel. # uname -r 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64 When I try and install VMWare Tools, I get the following error. Searching for a valid kernel header path... The path "" is not a valid path to the 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek.x86_64 kernel headers. Would you like to change it? [yes] I have version 2.6.39 of the UEK installed, but the kernel-uek-headers are only 2.6.32. # yum list kernel-uek Installed Packages kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek @anaconda-UEK2/6.3 kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.29.3.el6uek @ol6_UEK_latest # yum list kernel-uek-headers Installed Packages kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.32.2.el6uek @ol6_latest And it appears that the headers for 2.6.39 aren't there. # yum list kernel-uek-headers --showduplicates Installed Packages kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.32.2.el6uek @ol6_latest Available Packages kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.5.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.9.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.11.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.15.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.17.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.34.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.35.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.36.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-100.37.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-200.16.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-200.19.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-200.23.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.4.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.7.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.11.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.20.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.21.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.24.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.25.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.27.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.29.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.29.2.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.32.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek-headers.x86_64 2.6.32-300.32.2.el6uek ol6_latest The kernel for 2.6.32 is there. # yum list kernel-uek --showduplicates Installed Packages kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek @anaconda-UEK2/6.3 kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.29.3.el6uek @ol6_UEK_latest Available Packages kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.5.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.9.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.11.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.15.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.28.17.el6 ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.34.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.35.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.36.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-100.37.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-200.16.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-200.19.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-200.20.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-200.23.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.4.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.7.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.11.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.20.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.21.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.24.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.25.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.27.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.29.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.29.2.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.32.1.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.32-300.32.2.el6uek ol6_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-100.5.1.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-100.6.1.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-100.7.1.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-100.10.1.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.24.1.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.29.1.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.29.2.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest kernel-uek.x86_64 2.6.39-200.29.3.el6uek ol6_UEK_latest Should I downgrade the kernel to 2.6.32 so I can install VMWare tools? Is there another way to get the kernel-uek-headers package for the 2.6.39 UEK?