Missing new kernel after upgrade 14.04 -> 16.04

[Ryein Goddard]

If you install a non-generic kernel maybe it is assumed you know what 
you are doing and want to use that kernel?

If you just upgraded everyone with a non-generic kernel then people who 
compiled their own would automatically be switched.

On 01/19/2016 10:15 AM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> Today I have upgraded another 14.04 machine to 16.04. After the upgrade
> the kernel was still version 4.2.0 from the linux-generic-lts-wily
> package. I had seen that problem some time ago but my bug report [1]
> seems to be ignored, I'd like to know if there is anything else I should
> do to get the problem fixed.
>
> I think there should be some meta packages in 16.04 which upgrade the
> linux-lts-{utopic,vivid,wily} packages to linux-generic. Or maybe the
> upgrade tool should add the linux-generic package?
>
>
> Nils
>
> [1] <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1526931>
>
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