Modules Extra not being install in updates.

[EllisGL]

The last couple times (3 or 4 now) I've updated the kernel, the module extra package isn't installed along with it. So after the reboot, I end up not having my NIC supported. This happens on two totally different machines. Of course the workaround is to boot into the previous version and install the extras, then reboot into the kernel, but I'm going to thing that's not much fun for most people.

[claydoh]

Make sure you have the meta-package linux-image-generic installed. This 'fake' package depends on not only the current kernel image for your release, but it also depends the modules packages as well.

When updating a kernel, you should see NEW packages with similar naming to these being installed:

The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-headers-5.15.0-53 linux-headers-5.15.0-53-generic linux-image-5.15.0-53-generic
linux-modules-5.15.0-53-generic linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-53-generic​

and all three of these these meta-packages being upgraded:

The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic

These last three always depend on the current versions of those 5, and are there to make sure you have them all.