No New 2.6.31-16-generic Kernel-Why?

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Sun, 12/6/09, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: No New 2.6.31-16-generic Kernel-Why?
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 2:05 PM
> >>> 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)?
> 

Already done as per my previous reply.  I'm good.
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net