Kernel updates not shown when using APT
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Linux Mint |
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Undecided
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Bug Description
I'm running Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon 64-bit, although I believe this problem persists across all versions of Linux Mint. Kernel updates are not shown when using APT, or any tool other than the mint update manager. I am not 100% sure if this is a bug or a feature though ;)
How to reproduce (100% reproducible):
1) Have a kernel update available (ex: fresh install of Linux Mint).
2) Have mint update policy set to "Always update everything", just to be sure.
3) Run:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Notice that no update to the kernel is shown or installed.
4) Refresh the mint update manager. It should show only one update as available - a kernel update.
The cause of the problem:
Linux Mint uses its own linux-kernel-
Potential solution to the problem (if it is indeed unintentional):
Have Ubuntu's linux-generic metapackage installed instead of linux-kernel-