Re: linux-image-amd64 pointing to wrong kernel?

[Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com>]

On 03/07/2017 08:16 AM, Freddy Andersen wrote:
> looks like the last 4.9 kernel upgrade missed meta package linux-image-amd64
>
> root@localhost:~# apt search linux-image-amd64
> Sorting... Done
> Full Text Search… Done
>
> linux-image-amd64/jessie-backports 4.9+78~bpo8+1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.16+63]
>   Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
>
> linux-image-amd64-dbg/jessie-backports 4.9+78~bpo8+1 amd64
>   Debugging symbols for Linux amd64 configuration (meta-package)
>
> root@localhost:~# apt-get install linux-image-amd64
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
>
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  linux-image-amd64 : Depends: linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.1-amd64 but it is not installable
> E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
>
> root@localhost:~# apt search linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.1-amd64
> Sorting... Done
> Full Text Search… Done
>
> root@localhost:~# apt search linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64
> Sorting... Done
> Full Text Search... Done
>
> linux-image-4.9.0-0.bpo.2-amd64/jessie-backports 4.9.13-1~bpo8+1 amd64
>   Linux 4.9 for 64-bit PCs (signed)

> - Freddy

Try aptitude install, and you may get more info as to what package is 
the problem, I'm thinking you may need to down grade a package or if 
safe to remove it so you can do your install.
--
Jimmy Johnson

Ubuntu 14.04 - KDE 4.13.3 - EXT4 at sda5
Registered Linux User #380263