Mainline Kernel repo does not use https

[lazyjones]

Mainline kernels are provided at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa

This is very convenient, especially if one has the latest hardware for which older kernels often do not have hardware support.

However https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa does not work. I do not have a great feeling installing something as crucial as a kernel without trusting the source.

Of course one could in theory try to reproduce the build by compiling from source, but in practice this is hardly a viable solutions.

Proposed solution: Enable https with a trusted certificate for https://kernel.ubuntu.com

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This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1672455

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If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

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[lazyjones (lazyjones)]

Running apport-collect 1672455 doesn't make any sense, since the ppa-webserver is of concern here.

It is easy to verify this bug: Just point a browser to https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa

[lazyjones (lazyjones)]

Running apport-collect 1672455 doesn't make any sense, since the ppa-webserver is of concern here.

It is easy to confirm this bug: Just point a browser to https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa