[OT?] is there no package containing the raw "vmlinux" kernel image?

[Stefan Bader]

On 07/01/2010 11:18 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jul 2010, Stefan Bader wrote:
> 
>> On 07/01/2010 10:41 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>>
>>>   undoubtedly a trivial question for this list but i'd like to
>>> download (for debugging purposes) the raw, uncompressed vmlinux kernel
>>> image file corresponding to the running kernel on my 10.04 system.  i
>>> originally thought this would be a simple matter but, after some
>>> searching, it would appear that no such package exists:
>>>
>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oprofile/+question/113330
>>>
>>>   can someone clarify that there's no simple download that will give
>>> me what i'm after?  thanks.
>>>
>>> rday
>>>
>> Usually those are in the debug images found at
>>
>> * http://ddebs.ubuntu.com/pool/main/l/linux/
>>
>> though there were cases in the past where those got accidentally
>> deleted too early.
> 
>   already been there and, no, there's no package for the current 10.04
> kernel.  and why would they be deleted too early?  why would they be
> deleted at all?  the most recent package is for 2.6.31-22, from back
> in may.
> 
> rday
> 

why delete at all -> size
why delete early -> broken archive maintenance scripts or miscommunication
	about the naming between us and the archive maintainers.

In theory the ddeb should stay there until the .deb of the same version gets
expired. But there were (maybe are) issues with that.
I try to ask whether there is a chance to get those from somewhere but I fear
they are again gone for good. You would be needing to make your own kernel build
with skipdbg=false then...

-Stefan