Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS apt problems - how to upgrade f/w?

[Colin Law]

On Tue, 26 Nov 2024 at 10:59, Bo Berglund <bo.berglund at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> $ apt policy linux-image-generic
> linux-image-generic:
>   Installed: 5.4.0.200.196
>   Candidate: 5.4.0.200.196
>   Version table:
>  *** 5.4.0.200.196 500
>         500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64
> Packages
>         500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
>         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
>         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages
>         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>      5.4.0.26.32 500
>         500 http://se.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
>         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
>
>

I think the solution is to install the hwe version. See
https://ubuntu.com/kernel/lifecycle

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-hwe-20.04

I currently have, on 20.04
$ apt policy linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04:
  Installed: 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1
  Candidate: 5.15.0.126.136~20.04.1
  Version table:
     5.15.0.126.136~20.04.1 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main
amd64 Packages
 *** 5.15.0.125.135~20.04.1 500
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.4.0.26.32 500
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages

$ uname -r
5.15.0-124-generic


Colin L.