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Why doesn't Ubuntu 10.04 updates the kernel to 3.0

Asked by blue balls

  The kernel on my Ubuntu 10.04 is

      vmlinuz-2.6.32-38-generic

which is the latest version available for the 2.6.32 branch.
  However, there are also packages like

     linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic

but doing an update with "apt-get update" doesn't update the kernel to the latest version.

   Why does that happen ? Is it because the 2.6.32 kernel is the only officially supported one on Ubuntu 10.04 ?

   Let me know if it's a good idea to install linux 3.0 manually or I should wait for the update system to install it.

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blue balls (blueballs5432) said : 		#1

  Nobody knows ?

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mfauzirahman (mfauzirahman) said : 		#2

i'm always install it manually.
now running on 3.3RC4

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.3-rc4-precise/

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

The precise kernel is made for precise, they are not to be mixed if you expect support from the community. If they were interchangable, then there would be just ONE kernel which is used for all releases.

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mfauzirahman (mfauzirahman) said : 		#4

Andrew..thanks for the info..i'm now running on 12.04 alpha

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blue balls (blueballs5432) said : 		#5

  Andrew, the kernel I'm talking about

   linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic

is in the 10.04 (Lucid) repository, not Precise.
  The old one, 2.6.32-38 and the new one, 3.0.0-15 are both in the Lucid repository but only the old one is installed by "apt-get update".

  I'm thinking that maybe there is a misconfiguration on my system that keeps apt from upgrading to the more recent kernel.

  Or is 2.6.32-38 the "official" kernel for Lucid ?

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Best Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131) said : 		#6

There is no misconfiguration.
2.6.32.x is the official kernel for lucid. You can install a 3.0 kernel alongside the 2.6.32 kernel and choose the 3.0 kernel in grub. You can even make 3.0 kernel default in grub. Note: it's highly recommended to keep the 2.6.32 kernel (just in case).

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

Its in the backports repo for Lucid, yes. But they are not advised nor supported by the community. You are free to install any kernel you can get on your system but you will be restricting your support.

Your call.

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blue balls (blueballs5432) said : 		#8

  Thanks Dave and Andrew, you answered my question.

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blue balls (blueballs5432) said : 		#9

Thanks Dave Lentz, that solved my question.