Transitional kernel packages

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Tue, 16 Aug 2016 06:31:59 -0400, Tom H wrote:
>On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 3:13 AM, Ralf Mardorf <silver.bullet at zoho.com>
>wrote:
>>
>> while I understand what a transitional package usually is good for, I
>> don't understand what those linux-*-lts-releasename packages are good
>> for:
>>
>> Could somebody please explain the reason for this ongoing
>> "transition"?  
>
>linux-image-generic is the package that pulls in the latest kernel, at
>the moment linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic.
>
>linux-image-generic-lts-<codename> is a package that pulls in the
>latest <codename> kernel for your current LTS installation.
>
>AIUI, in 16.04, the linux-image-generic-lts-<codename> are "dummy
>transitional" packages because 16.04 has the latest kernel version and
>they simply pull in linux-image-generic. I assume that they're needed
>for upgrades from 14.04 (instead of uninstalling those packages).
>
>linux-image-generic-lts-yaketty in 16.04 will pull in a kernel version
>> 4.4.

Yes, before Nils replied I didn't look carefully enough, so I
noticed that "linux-generic" is a dependency for e.g.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/linux-generic-lts-xenial
and for
http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/linux-generic-lts-trusty
but I missed that it isn't for e.g.
http://packages.ubuntu.com/trusty/linux-generic-lts-xenial
;).