new kernel not installed during upgrade if linux meta package not installed
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Brian Murray | ||
Wily |
Fix Released
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High
|
Brian Murray |
Bug Description
Test Case
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1) Remove the linux-generic package as software-properties does LP: #1506169
2) upgrade from vivid to wily and reboot
3) observe that you are still running the vivid (3.19.0) kernel
One could also confirm that linux-image-
With the version of the release upgrader from -proposed this will not happen.
Original Description
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Could someone confirm if this is a duplicate of bug nr. 1508157
I have the exact same issue and precondition to my knowledge.
I too had nvidia propiertary drivers installed:
nvidia-settings -q NvidiaDriverVersion
Attribute 'NvidiaDriverVe
Attribute 'NvidiaDriverVe
Upgrading from Vivid -> Wily the package linux-image-generic seem to get uninstalled. I end up with a kernel beeing the same as the one I had just before the upgrade ("ingen" is danish for "none" - should have changed the language):
apt-cache policy linux-image-generic
linux-image-
Installeret: (ingen)
Kandidat: 4.2.0.16.18
Versionstabel:
4.2.0.16.18 0
500 http://
cat /etc/issue && uname -a
Ubuntu 15.10 \n \l
Linux ubu1504desk 3.19.0-21-generic #21-Ubuntu SMP Sun Jun 14 18:31:11 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I have to add that when I ran ubuntu-bug ubuntu-
ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: ubuntu-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Oct 23 12:35:20 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-20 (124 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
PackageArchitec
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-22 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgra
Related branches
summary: |
- Kernel not upgraded during upgrade from Vivid to Wily + Kernel not upgraded during upgrade from Vivid to Wily if linux-generic + not installed |
summary: |
- Kernel not upgraded during upgrade from Vivid to Wily if linux-generic - not installed + wily kernel removed after upgrade if linux meta package not installed |
Changed in ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Brian Murray (brian-murray) |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
Changed in ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Wily): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
summary: |
- wily kernel removed after upgrade if linux meta package not installed + new kernel removed after upgrade if linux meta package not installed |
description: | updated |
Changed in ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Wily): | |
assignee: | nobody → Brian Murray (brian-murray) |
summary: |
- new kernel removed after upgrade if linux meta package not installed + new kernel not installed during upgrade if linux meta package not + installed |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.