Ubuntu server holding back on me

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:32:59 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:22:10 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>>On Fri, 22 Sep 2017 07:03:47 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:  
>>>On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:02:10 -0700, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:    
>>>>The following packages have been kept back:
>>>>  linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic      
>>>
>>>For example take a look at the dependency chain of the package
>>>"linux-image-generic",
>>>https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial-updates/linux-image-generic .
>>>
>>>One of the dependencies is the package
>>>"linux-image-4.4.0-96-generic". This means that there is the need to
>>>remove a package named
>>>                                       "linux-image-x.y.p-q-generic",
>>>to upgrade the meta package "linux-image-generic".
>>>
>>>Actually you could install "linux-image-4.4.0-96-generic" without
>>>removing "linux-image-x.y.p-q-generic", but as already pointed out,
>>>you cannot upgrade "linux-image-generic" without removing
>>>"linux-image-x.y.p-q-generic".
>>>
>>>"linux-image-x.y.p-q-generic" is for any other version but
>>>"linux-image-4.4.0-96-generic", e.g.
>>>"linux-image-1.2.3-4-generic"    
>>
>>Oops, I'm mistake :D. It's too early in the morning :D. Since the
>>dependency could be installed, also the meta-package could be
>>installed ;). At the moment I don't have an idea what kept back the
>>packages.  
>
>A cup of coffee reset the brain.
>
>A new package needs to be installed.
>
>"linux-image-4.4.0-96-generic"
>
>IOW it is not an upgrade of the package
>
>"linux-image-x.y.p-q-generic"
>
>since it's a new package, with a different name.
>
>Either removing a package or installing a new package requires to run
>dist-upgrade/full-upgrade :).

Nonsense! :D upgrade of course installs new packages, too. I need
another cup of coffee.