Why can't I upgrade my kernel via the terminal?

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Published on 2011-11-28T20:19:46Z Indexed on 2011/11/29 10:09 UTC
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If I type sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade I can only see that the kernel packages are kept back, and not installed. As the screenshot shows.

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If I then start the update manager I can install the kernel, with no problems at all. As the second screenshot shows.

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Why is this?

The kernel is a new package and not an upgrade of an old one, this is why you can't use the command upgrade that upgrades packages. You need to use the command dist-upgrade to install new packages.

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