r8168-dkms 8.038.00-1: r8168 kernel module failed to build [error: implicit declaration of function ‘SET_ETHTOOL_OPS’]

[ypspef]

after upgrading to 14.10 no more network connection.
had to boot with older kernel.
then try to re-install driver in old kernel and got the error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: r8168-dkms 8.038.00-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: r8168
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
DKMSKernelVersion: 3.16.0-23-generic
Date: Sat Oct 25 08:34:47 2014
DuplicateSignature: dkms:r8168-dkms:8.038.00-1:/var/lib/dkms/r8168/8.038.00/build/r8168_n.c:17545:5: error: implicit declaration of function ‘SET_ETHTOOL_OPS’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-02-04 (263 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
PackageVersion: 8.038.00-1
SourcePackage: r8168
Title: r8168-dkms 8.038.00-1: r8168 kernel module failed to build
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-25 (0 days ago)

[Edb (homemadejam)]

Same as https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/r8168-dkms/+bug/1345548 ? Try upgrading to r8168-8.039.00 which has the fix.

[ypspef (facundo-ariel-perez)]

... I can't figure out how to do it. How do I install the patch ?
Thanks.
Regards.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.