No New 2.6.31-16-generic Kernel-Why?

[Tom H]

>>> http://76.73.4.58/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-meta/
>>> has
>>> linux-386_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-generic-pae_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-generic_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux-generic_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-image-386_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-image-generic-pae_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-image-generic_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux-image-generic_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-image-server_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux-image-server_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-image-virtual_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux-image-virtual_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-image_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux-image_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-server_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux-server_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux-virtual_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux-virtual_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>>> linux_2.6.31.16.29_amd64.deb
>>> linux_2.6.31.16.29_i386.deb
>
>> Thanks Tom, the archives.ubuntu.com wasn't the full sources.list entry just
>> the domain
>> I copied from it and it does work for me today. It is http in my list.
>> I do have main and all the rest in my list but nothing about linux-meta.
>>  Not even sure what
>> it means or how to set up in sources.list.  I suppose the puting:
>> deb http://76.73.4.58/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-meta/ in my sources.list file
>> would get me to
>> the latest kernels. I also noticed that there is a 2.6.32.6.6-generic kernel
>> image listed.  Just
>> wondering why the usual mirrors don't have the kernel or modules but have
>> the headers.
>> Also concerned just what the significance, consequences of using the
>> linux-meta mirror
>> has.  Could use some more elaboration on using the linux-meta mirror and the
>> newer kernels
>> on my Karmic 64 bit machine.  Anybody?
>
> Sorry, I wasn't suggesting that you add that long URL to your
> "sources.list", only that you should try to install the kernel
> appropriate to your hardware/setup by name.
>
> The long URL is where the kernel sits on the repository server, which
> you can find with
> apt-cache show linux-image
> or
> apt-cache show linux-image-generic
> or
> apt-cache show linux-image-2.6.31-16.generic
>
> There must be some naming problem. I did not think of comparing the
> kernels in the repository that I use
> us.archive.ubuntu.com
> with the one above from 76.73.4.58

The actual kernels are in
http://76.73.4.58/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux/

The files in
http://76.73.4.58/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-meta/
are virtual/meta packages but they are the ones that are installed and
they are the same as the
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/pool/main/l/linux-meta/
ones.

Can you install linux-image or linux-image-generic (without any version number)?