On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Rob Wentz <wentzr@gmail.com> wrote:
additionally.. sudo apt-get modutils brings up an error (E: Invalid operation modutils) and i see no modutils in synamtic for either distros.


my debian Lenny: module-init-tools 
This package contains a set of programs for loading, inserting, and removing kernel modules for Linux (versions 2.5.48 and above). It serves the same function that the "modutils" package serves for Linux 2.4.

And it's installed by default

Saludos
Leo