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mclien

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Registered: 2020-02-29

Posts: 107  

linux-image not updated

I was just doing the routinely apr update  and apt upgrade, but the linux kernel was nit updated:

The following packages have been kept back:
  linux-image-amd64

I did an apt autoremove, but got the same result with the apt upgrade.
Here is the apt policy:

root@rygel:~# apt policy linux-image-amd64
linux-image-amd64:
  Installed: 6.1.76-1
  Candidate: 6.1.124-1
  Version table:
     6.1.124-1 500
        500 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-updates/main amd64 Packages
     6.1.123-1 500
        500 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus/main amd64 Packages
     6.1.119-1 500
        500 http://deb.devuan.org/merged daedalus-security/main amd64 Packages
 *** 6.1.76-1 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

I did not set any apt policies (at least I think so)

bai4Iej2need

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From: Ortenau

Registered: 2021-04-25

Posts: 118  

Re: linux-image not updated

Probably  your linux image 6.1.76 is set on "hold".

dpkg --status linux-image-6.1.76-1

check for third line Status :  MUST NOT contain hold

apt-mark unhold linux-image-6.1.76-1

To unhold all held packages, use this command:

apt-mark unhold $(apt-mark showhold)

Then try a new update

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mclien

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Registered: 2020-02-29

Posts: 107  

Re: linux-image not updated

OK, that one didn't worked directly, so I did:

~# dpkg --status linux-image-amd64
Package: linux-image-amd64
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Installed-Size: 13
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.1.76+1)
Version: 6.1.76-1
Provides: linux-image-generic, linux-latest-modules-6.1.0-18-amd64, virtualbox-guest-modules, wireguard-modules (= 1.0.0)
Depends: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 (= 6.1.76-1)
Description: Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
 This package depends on the latest Linux kernel and modules for use on PCs
 with AMD64, Intel 64 or VIA Nano processors.
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.76-1)

which let me check the specific version:

:~# dpkg --status linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64
Package: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Installed-Size: 398601
Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: linux-signed-amd64 (6.1.76+1)
Version: 6.1.76-1
Replaces: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64-unsigned
Depends: kmod, linux-base (>= 4.3~), initramfs-tools (>= 0.120+deb8u2) | linux-initramfs-tool
Recommends: firmware-linux-free, apparmor
Suggests: linux-doc-6.1, debian-kernel-handbook, grub-pc | grub-efi-amd64 | extlinux
Breaks: fwupdate (<< 12-7), initramfs-tools (<< 0.120+deb8u2), wireless-regdb (<< 2019.06.03-1~)
Conflicts: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64-unsigned
Description: Linux 6.1 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
 The Linux kernel 6.1 and modules for use on PCs with AMD64, Intel 64 or
 VIA Nano processors.
 .
 The kernel image and modules are signed for use with Secure Boot.
Built-Using: linux (= 6.1.76-1)

So even more questions..

dzz

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From: Exmouth, South West England

Registered: 2016-12-01

Posts: 51  

Re: linux-image not updated

Then maybe some answers (after you checked for no held packages) from:

apt update && apt install linux-image-amd64

ralph.ronnquist

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From: Battery Point, Tasmania, AUS

Registered: 2016-11-30

Posts: 1,318  

Re: linux-image not updated

Note that the installed linux-image-amd64=6.1.76-1 has its "depends"

Depends: linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 (= 6.1.76-1)

which is that exact version of linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64.

The new version of linux-image-amd64 (the one held back) has its own exact dependency on some other package linux-image-*-amd64 which is not currently installed. Therefore an upgrade, which does not install new packages, will not upgrade linux-image-amd64 (since it would then need to install that new package).

See man apt-get about the upgrade parameter.

You would get it upgraded, and the new package installed, by using

apt-get dist-upgrade

EDIT: seeing you use apt rather than apt-get there is a slight difference, see the upgrade parameter notice in man apt; it's due to the same sort of logic but applied to removing packages.

EDIT 2: it's never too early to start reading "man" pages...

fsmithred

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Registered: 2016-11-25

Posts: 2,530  

Re: linux-image not updated

I normally do just apt upgrade and I get the newer kernels. I tried it now and I aborted the upgrade because I got a warning of grave bugs in rsync.

Then I tried

apt install linux-image-amd64

which was already installed, and that gets me the newer kernel and headers without the rest of the upgrades.

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

Posts: 1,226  

Re: linux-image not updated

As an apt user I use the following two commands:

# apt update
# apt full-upgrade -V

and I am getting the full picture every time.