Kubuntu 16.04 LTS - still on kernel 4.4.0-66

[weha]

My other 16.04's were updated to 4.4.0-67 a few days ago. Have tried different servers to no avail. Is there a reason for still being on 4.4.0-66?

[oshunluvr]

Are you sure 4.8 isn't in the repos? The "upgrade" function doesn't jump kernel versions AFAIK. You have to install the newer branch initially yourself.

[oshunluvr]

If it's not, consider moving to KDEneon instead of Kubuntu.

[weha]

I am simply mystified why Kubuntu 16.04 LTS is not pulling the update to 4.4.0-66. I have 4.4.0-67 in the repos and could of course manually update.
(Xubuntu 16.04 LTS was updated several days ago).

[weha]

All's fine now. Kernel updated to 4.4.0-71. Must have been a 'once-off' occurance.

[oshunluvr]

Could be that whatever mirror you're using hadn't updated yet. Not everyone is using the same sources in apt.

BTW, if your "kernel hungry" 4.8.0-42 is available for 16.04 if you install it...

[dequire]

Also, you can install whatever kernel you want, really. Ubuntu keeps theres at the Mainline Kernel Page. Basically, these are stock-generic kernels with Ubuntu-specific patches applied. On Neon (16.04), I'm currently running the latest stable:

james@james-main:~$ uname -r
4.10.8-041008-generic