[Bug 1509305] Re: wily kernel removed after upgrade if linux meta package not installed

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This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:16.04.1

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ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:16.04.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  [ Barry Warsaw ]
  * Don't try to import janitor and NvidiaDetector in a package relative
    to this one, to avoid the possibility of dangling symlinks when the
    packages actually containing these modules is not installed.
    (LP: #1485093)
  * debian/python3-distupgrade.links: Removed.

  [ Brian Murray ]
  * DistUpgrade/{EOL,}ReleaseAnnouncement,
    DistUpgrade/DistUpgrade/window_main.ui,
    data/gtkbuilder/DistUpgrade.ui,
    data/DistUpgrade.cfg,
    data/DistUpgrade.cfg.trusty,
    pre-build.sh:
    - updated for 15.10->16.04
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeQuirks.py: add in a quirk to ensure that a linux
    metapackage is installed after the release upgrade. (LP: #1509305)

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeQuirks.py: improve linux metapackage check and add
    a test for it.

 -- Brian Murray <brian at ubuntu.com>  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:45:19 -0700

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  wily kernel removed after upgrade if linux meta package not installed

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Wily:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  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 'NvidiaDriverVersion' (ubu1504desk:0.0): 352.41
    Attribute 'NvidiaDriverVersion' (ubu1504desk:0[gpu:0]): 352.41

  
  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-generic:
    Installeret: (ingen)
    Kandidat:    4.2.0.16.18
    Versionstabel:
       4.2.0.16.18 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily/main amd64 Packages

  
  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-release-upgrader-core to report this bug I had installed the package linux-image-generic in the meantime. So you will see that I'm on that kernel now, but I had to install it manually.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:15.10.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  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)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-22 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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