Different kernels in same Xubuntu (16.04.3)

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sun, 13 Aug 2017 09:07:52 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
>On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 08:22:00PM -0700, MR ZenWiz wrote:
>> How do I get the desktop up on the 4.10 kernel (safely) without a
>> reinstall?

The Ubuntu package search could be very helpful:

https://packages.ubuntu.com/

  ->

https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=linux-image-generic&searchon=names&suite=all&section=all

From "Other hits":

Package linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04

    xenial (16.04LTS) (kernel): Generic Linux kernel image
    4.10.0.32.34 [security]: amd64 i386
    xenial-updates (kernel): Generic Linux kernel image
    4.10.0.32.34: amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x

Package linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04-edge

    xenial (16.04LTS) (kernel): Generic Linux kernel image
    4.11.0.14.22 [security]: amd64 i386
    xenial-updates (kernel): Generic Linux kernel image
    4.11.0.14.22: amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64el s390x

>Are you *sure* the laptop isn't running 16.10 or even 17.04?  Check
>the file /etc/issue.?

While /etc/issue and /etc/os-release are usable files [1], it's
recommended to use the lsb_release command when reporting issues.

[weremouse at moonstudio ~]$ lsb_release -dc
Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Codename:	xenial
[weremouse at moonstudio ~]$ lsb_release --help
Usage: lsb_release [options]

Options:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  -v, --version      show LSB modules this system supports
  -i, --id           show distributor ID
  -d, --description  show description of this distribution
  -r, --release      show release number of this distribution
  -c, --codename     show code name of this distribution
  -a, --all          show all of the above information
  -s, --short        show requested information in short format

Regards,
Ralf

[1]
[weremouse at moonstudio ~]$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS \n \l

[weremouse at moonstudio ~]$ cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="16.04.3 LTS (Xenial Xerus)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS"
VERSION_ID="16.04"
HOME_URL="http://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
VERSION_CODENAME=xenial
UBUNTU_CODENAME=xenial