Why does linux-image-virtual depend on a generic kernel now?
- by ændrük
The linux-image-virtual metapackage has historically provided a kernel that is specifically designed for use in virtual machines:
Ubuntu 8.04: linux-image-2.6.24-32-virtual
Ubuntu 10.04: linux-image-2.6.32-44-virtual
Ubuntu 11.10: linux-image-3.0.0-26-virtual
Ubuntu 12.04: linux-image-3.2.0-32-virtual
Apparently, this has now changed:
Ubuntu 12.10: linux-image-3.5.0-17-generic
What's the explanation? Is this still the correct kernel to use in a virtual machine?